Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

Dr. Chad Pecknold, the Basilica’s Resident Theologian for the Institute for Faith & Public Culture, shares in part four of a five-part series of his Lenten Book Club series on Saint Augustine’s "Confessions." It was recorded on March 30, 2022. 

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This episode kicks off a monthly series called “What Are the Sisters Reading?” Sisters from the Daughters of Saint Paul will review and reflect upon spiritual books that will help Catholics grow in relationship to God. Sister Emily Marsh, FSP, and Sister Sean Mayer, FSP, are today’s guests. In this episode, for the month of April, Sister Emily shares about Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview by Father Harrison Ayre, while Sister Sean reflects on Introduction to Christianity by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. 

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, shares his homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It was recorded in the Basilica on March 27, 2022. 

AnnaMaria Kaczmarski, a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas apostolate, talks about the importance of helping those who have been adversely affected by the war in Ukraine. The Catholic Daughters apostolate will be collecting free-will donations for Ukrainian refugees following the Masses on April 2-3, 2022. The collected donations will then be sent to Caritas Internationalis.

Dr. Chad Pecknold, the Basilica’s Resident Theologian for the Institute for Faith & Public Culture, shares in part three of a five-part series of his Lenten Book Club series on Saint Augustine’s "Confessions." It was recorded on March 23, 2022. 

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Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica, shares his homily for the Third Sunday of Lent. It was recorded in the Basilica on March 20, 2022. 

Dr. Chad Pecknold, the Basilica’s Resident Theologian for the Institute for Faith & Public Culture, shares in part two of a five-part series of his Lenten Book Club series on Saint Augustine’s "Confessions."

Click here to learn more about the institute. 

Leonardo Defilippis is the president of Saint Luke Productions. In this episode, he talks about “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” a multimedia theater production that will be performed in the Lyceum Auditorium at 7 p.m. on March 28, 2022. The play focuses on telling the amazing story of the life of Augustus Tolton, a man who overcame great odds and institutional racism to become a priest.

The play is being co-sponsored by the Basilica of Saint Mary, the Diocesan Black Catholic Ministries Office and Saint Joseph Parish. Please click here to get your tickets. 

A world-renowned expert and speaker on the Messages of Our Lady of Fatima, Sister Angela de Fatima Coelho, MD, ASM, shared  a morning reflection on the Eucharistic Message of Our Lady of Fatima on March 12, 2022 in the Lyceum Auditorium. She was invited to speak at the request of the Luminaries of Holy Mary, a Basilica apostolate that meets on the third Saturday morning of each month to prayerfully ponder the message of Fatima and grow closer to our Lord through a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica, shares his homily for the Second Sunday in Lent. It was recorded in the Basilica on March 13, 2022.