Welcomed into the Circle of Love

Welcomed into the Circle of Love

By Fr. Bill Nordenbrock, C.PP.S.  Have you ever considered how the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is a Precious Blood feast? At least as I gaze upon my favorite icon, I considered it one of our feasts. Andrei Rublev was a 15th-century Russian iconographer and his...
Shrine a Place of Grace

Shrine a Place of Grace

Dylan was a typical senior boy, just like many others who were attending high school in Milan, Ohio. One day, while leaving the band room, a classmate asked him if he wanted to attend a barn Mass with her youth group. Dylan agreed to join the group and enjoyed the...
Mary’s Life as an Ark

Mary’s Life as an Ark

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The scripture readings for the celebration of this great feast draw our attention to the presence of God in the world; the presence of God among God’s people. The Blessed Mother is honored as the new ark of the...
Providing for Our Guests

Providing for Our Guests

An obvious theme in the first reading and Gospel is hospitality. During these summer months perhaps, we have had the opportunity to offer hospitality to guests or to be recipients of the hospitality of others. One of the traits that has often been associated with the...
A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love

By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. We draw ever closer to Christmas. In today’s Gospel we envision Mary’s visitation to her cousin Elizabeth. Mary is three months pregnant with baby Jesus and her cousin Elizabeth is six months pregnant with her baby, John the Baptist. These...
Missionaries of the Precious Blood