Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, shares a homily during the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on August 7, 2022.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the Scourging at the Pillar for our August 6, 2022 Communal First Saturday. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests reflects on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month. 

Michelle Kelly, a student at Christendom College, who has been helping out with the Basilica’s Offices of Communications, Religious Education and Youth and Young Adults, and Luke Helbling, a seminarian with the Diocese of Arlington, have been working at the Basilica during the summer as interns. In this episode, they share about their experiences and the ways they have grown in faith.

In the podcast, Luke refers to a meditation that he prayed with and found particularly inspiring. It is from Magnificat, a spiritual guide available in the back of the Basilica, the August 2, 2022 meditation of the day, on page 38.

In this episode, we hear a Theology on Tap talk by Dr. Gregory Townsend, the Vice President of Academic Affairs and an associate professor at Christendom College. He talked about the intersection of faith and science. It was recorded at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub in Old Town Alexandria on August 1st, 2022.

Tushar Suthar, a Basilica parishioner, attended an ACTS retreat in 2020, and he still feels its impact. ACTS is an acronym for Adoration, Community, Theology and Service, and these four themes are the focus of the activities of retreat.

In this episode, he talks about the great news about the retreat being available for Basilica male parishioners to participate in -- from Thursday evening, September 22, 2022, until Sunday morning, September 25, 2022 -- and what a game-changer it is for not only those who attend but also for the parish community, at large. For more details and to sign up, please click here.

Welcome to another monthly episode of “What Are the Sisters Reading?" The guest for August is Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, who shares about "Coached By Joan of Arc: Lessons In Virtuous Leadership." The book is a dialogue between the reader and Saint Joan of Arc, a pious young French peasant teen in the 15th century who led French troops to several military victories over the English. The book is an exploration of her virtue-infused life and offers wise advice and lessons in noble leadership.

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 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 31, 2022.

Father Peter Clem, YA, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded in the Basilica on July 24, 2022.

Father Gary Weismann, the Director of Mission Awareness with the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica, was the guest homilist at the Basilica during the weekend of July 16-17, 2022. This homily was recorded on July 17, 2022, during the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 

Father Noah Morey, a priest-in-residence at the Basilica and the chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School, shares a homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded in the Basilica on July 10, 2022.