Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

The podcast welcomes two guests, Emma Lopo-Sullivan, who talked about the history of Oktoberfest, and Jarrett Lee, one of the leaders of Oktoberfest's organizing committee, who shared about what to expect at this year's event, which will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2021 from 2 to 5 p.m. on the grounds and in the gymnasium of the Basilica School of Saint Mary. For more information, click here. 

Father Edward Hathaway, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, VA, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on October 3, 2021.

Father Noah Morey, a Chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School and a priest in residence at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offered a reflection on the Second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, the Visitation, during our Communal First Saturday for October. This meditation was recorded on October 2, 2021.

As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests will reflect on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month at 8 a.m. Learn more about our Communal First Saturdays and listen to all of our previous Rosary reflections here.

Suzan Cummins, a Basilica parishioner, is a longtime pro-life leader. She understands the importance of Respect Life Sunday, which we celebrate today. In this episode, she talks about her pro-life journey, who her biggest Culture of Life hero is, and she shares some tips on how to teach young people about the value of building a Culture of Life.  

Sheena Anderson works at the Basilica of Saint Mary, and she loves to pray the Rosary. In this episode, she talks about who influenced her to develop a love for this Marian devotion and also how praying the Rosary can help build a Culture of Life.  

Join others to pray the Rosary on a daily basis during October to end abortion by clicking here.  

In honor of today being the feast day of Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, the Archangels, Father David Dufresne, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, recites a prayer to Saint Michael that was written by Pope Leo XIII.

On October 5, 2021, Katie Woltornist, a Basilica of Saint Mary parishioner, will give the next presentation (Praying the Sorrowful Mysteries with Sacred Art) in the Basilica’s Faith and Culture Series at the Lyceum Auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. In this podcast, she talks about why it is invaluable to pray using Sacred Art.

Learn more here. Also check out her ministry, called Behold Visio Divina, here. 

Father David Dufresne, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, Virginia, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on September 26, 2021.

Date Night at the Basilica (DNAB) is a quarterly fellowship event and speaker series focused on living the Sacrament of Marriage. One of the leaders of the DNAB apostolate, Ryan Scirocco, is today's guest on the podcast. She talks about Date Night's first event at the Basilica's Lyceum Auditorium, on Oct. 1, and also about the importance of couples taking the time to date and grow in faith. 

For more information, email [email protected] or click here to register for the event. 

On September 21, 2021, as part of the Basilica of Saint Mary’s 2021 Fall Faith and Culture Series, art historian Nora Hamerman shares a deep dive into Dante’s masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, focusing specifically on the third and final part, Paradise. She presented a slide show depicting various great artists illustrating Dante’s work. To see the slides that Mrs. Hamerman refers to, please click on the PowerPoint links below:

https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/PAradise-Part-1-St.-Mary.pdf

https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/Paradiso-Part-2-St-Mary.pdf