20 Aug 2021 O Brother, Why Art Thou? August 20, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 1 First, the questions: Is a hero someone to be admired, or someone to be imitated? If someone l...Read More
11 Aug 2021 St Clare, Patroness of Television August 11, 2021 MFVA Friars Feast Day, Franciscan, Miracle, Saints Articles St. Clare of Assisi died on August 11, 1253. Two months later, Pope Innocent IV entrusted Bishop Bar...Read More
5 Aug 2021 The Gift of Prayer August 5, 2021 MFVA Friars Prayer, Reflection Articles 2 Unfortunately, as Bishop Sheen once noted, many people approach prayer as if it were a parachute. Th...Read More
18 Jun 2021 The Problem of Evil June 18, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles Abortion, pornography, homosexual unions, war… It’s obvious that evil exists in the world today. Jus...Read More
2 Jun 2021 The Presence of Mary Changes Things June 2, 2021 MFVA Friars Mary, Reflection Articles 3 When the Israelite people longed for the coming of the Messiah and the blessings that He would bring...Read More
5 Apr 2021 Fr. Dominic’s Holy Thursday Homily April 5, 2021 MFVA Friars Eucharist, Holy Week, Reflection Articles 1 April 1, 2021 Homily for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper Homily Based mainly on texts from the Cer...Read More
31 Mar 2021 What if Judas Had Received Holy Communion? March 31, 2021 MFVA Friars Holy Week, Reflection Articles 2 This Wednesday during Holy Week is traditionally known as “Spy Wednesday.” It is the day on which it...Read More
27 Mar 2021 Mother Angelica and the Desire for Heaven March 27, 2021 MFVA Friars Mother Angelica Articles 2 As we reach the 5th Anniversary of Mother Angelica’s death, I continue to be grateful for Mother’s e...Read More
26 Mar 2021 An Indelible Mark March 26, 2021 MFVA Friars Mother Angelica Articles 22 Five years after her death, cause for canonization can begin. By Lauren Arsena Shrine of the Mos...Read More
22 Feb 2021 Sacred Tradition vs. Ecclesial Tradition February 22, 2021 MFVA Friars Articles In some Catholic circles today, there are disagreements with respect to what constitutes the Traditi...Read More