Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

As part of the Arlington Diocese Mission Cooperative Plan, representatives of the Dalit Solidarity spoke at all the Aug. 5-6 Sunday Masses about their mission work providing quality education for the poor and Dalits in India. (Dalit is the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. Today, approximately 25 percent of India’s 1.3 billion people are Dalits — that comprises nearly 300 million people!) Father Benjamin Chinnappan's homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on August 6th talks about all. For more information, click here and here. 

Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, the Presentation in the Temple, during our Communal First Saturday for August. This meditation was recorded on August 5, 2023.

In this episode, the monthly series called “What Are the Sisters Reading?" continues. Sister Emily Marsh, FSP, shares about a book called “The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis. This book is a dazzling allegory about Heaven and Hell -- and the chasm fixed between them. It is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, where we discover that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside.

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Father Peter Clem, a parochial vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily during the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 30, 2023.

Father Joseph Townsend, a parochial vicar at Basilica, shares a homily during the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 23, 2023. 

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 16, 2023. He refers to a book by Father John Hardon in his homily. Please click here to get a copy. 

Father Peter Clem, a parochial vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily during the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 9, 2023.

Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the Third Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, the Birth of our Lord, during our Communal First Saturday for July. This meditation was recorded on July 1, 2023.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 2, 2023.

In this episode, the monthly series called “What Are the Sisters Reading?" continues. Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, shares about a book called “Abandonment to Divine Providence,” by Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade. This book is a spiritual classic of inspiration that has guided many readers to the open-hearted acceptance of God's will that is the sure path to serenity, happiness, and spiritual peace. To check out a blog relating to the Sacrament of the Present Moment and Father de Caussade's book, please click here. 

To check out more books on the Catholic faith and religious items of interest at the Pauline Books and Media Center at 1025 King Street in Alexandria, please click here.