Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

Father Peter Clem, a parochial vicar at the Basilica, offers a reflection on the First Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, the Resurrection, during our Communal First Saturday for December. This meditation was recorded on December 3, 2022.

Welcome to another monthly episode of “What Are the Sisters Reading?" My guest for December is Sister Emily Beata Marsh, FSP, who reflects on "The Pursuit of the Pilfered Cheese" and "The Curious Christmas Trail" -- books for young readers on the adventures of "mouse nuns" by Haley Stewart. 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.

Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the First Sunday in Advent. It was given in the Basilica on November 27, 2022. 

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. It was given in the Basilica on November 20, 2022.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on November 13, 2022.

Father Bob Monagle, a chaplain and U.S. Air Force Colonel who also assists at the Basilica on occasions, shares a Theology on Tap talk called "Faith in the Frontlines." It was recorded at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub in Old Town Alexandria on November 7, 2022.

Deacon Daniel Dionesotes, a transitional deacon who is a seminarian for the Diocese of Peoria and on pastoral assignment at the Basilica, shares a homily during the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on November 6, 2022.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the fifth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Crucifixion, during our Communal First Saturday for November. This meditation was recorded on November 5, 2022.

Welcome to another monthly episode of “What Are the Sisters Reading?" One of my guests for November is Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, who reflects on "Struggles in the Spiritual Life: Their Nature and Remedies, by Father Timothy Gallagher, a book for those who love the Lord and desire holiness yet often feel adrift or stagnant in their search for spiritual growth.

My second guest is Sister Sean Mayer, FSP, who reflects on "Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things," a prayer book by Theresa Aletheia Noble to help people meditate on death and the afterlife and to prepare them for heaven.

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.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on October 30, 2022.