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My eyes are turned toward the Lord
Let us resolve to turn our eyes toward the Lord and place all of our trust in Him who is our most merciful Savior and Redeemer.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 18, 20224 min read


"To Convict" or "To Condemn"
To convict. To condemn. The distinction between those two verbs is very real, but not very well understood 'till Jesus comes along.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 17, 20223 min read


To Choose or to be Chosen
We are seemingly oblivious of the fact that it is God who takes the initiaive in every instance of calling us to new life with Him.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Where is your treasure?
Those gifts you give to God, through the church or the poor; will be saved for you as a treasure in heaven.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 8, 20223 min read


Working for Fulfillment
To work for fulfillment in religious life is much like trying to catch up with one's own shadow.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 25, 20221 min read


The Attraction of Mystery
There is a certain attractiveness
to the mystery of God. It suggests a depth of being that no man's mind can reach.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20221 min read


The Chair of St. Peter
St. Matthew’s Gospel tells us that 2,000 years ago Christ built one Church and He built it on St. Peter the Rock.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 22, 20223 min read


Three Types of People
There are three kinds of persons who come and volunteer to Christ. Of what is your heart made? How well we will serve the Lord?

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 19, 20221 min read


Preparing the Soil of the Heart
Let us feed upon God’s Word, the Church’s teachings, and the Saving Mysteries of the Altar that we might prepare the soil of our hearts.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 18, 20224 min read


In Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Canticles
St. Paul presents for us today the importance of the singing of sacred music in church. He exhorts us to do this in the “name of Jesus."

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20223 min read


The Eleventh Hour
Some workers worked from dawn, others since noon, and still others from mid-afternoon. Some started at the 11th hour and got the same pay,

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 11, 20224 min read


A Glimpse of Heaven in the Midst of War
The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko gives us a glimpse of a sudden experience of the kingdom of heaven — in Stalin's Russia, in the midst of war.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 10, 20224 min read


Wheat and Tares Together Sown
Satan daily attacks God’s Kingdom through infiltration, by planting imitators in the Church. Tares are sown among the wheat till harvest.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 6, 20228 min read


Christ Rebukes the Storm
In this meditation, Fr. Scott Haynes explains the spiritual lessons we can learn from the way Christ calms the storm and allays fear.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 29, 20224 min read


From the Eastern Mountains, Ralph Vaughn Williams
Ralph Vaughn Williams' music always captivates the ear. Richard Marlow and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, with Andrew Lamb, organ.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 21, 20221 min read


A Fortitude of Faith
Cornelius expected those under him to be obedient because he was obedient to those over him. We're under the authority of our Lord Jesus.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 21, 20224 min read


Magi on the March to Bethlehem
The stars led the magi to the Star of Jacob, like the Greeks of Athens, to whom St. Paul would preach, came to desire the “Unknown God.”

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 6, 20223 min read


Christmas Shepherds in the Little Town of Bethlehem
See the Christmas miracle through the eyes of the Shepherds of Levi. These men chosen by God to kneel by Jesus' cradle.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 24, 20215 min read


Watching and Waiting
Let us prepare for His return in glory, so that we "will be faultless on the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor 1:8).

Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 17, 20214 min read


Wheat and Tares Together Sown
Considering the teachings of St. Basil the Great and St. Augustine, Fr. Scott Haynes explains the parable of the wheat and tares.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 6, 20218 min read
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