Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

Joel Doolin, a Basilica of Saint Mary parishioner, belongs to F3, a national network including 2,814 free, peer-led workouts for men in 186 regions. F3, which stands for fitness, fellowship and faith, is a men's apostolate at the Basilica. The men meet every Saturday in front of the Basilica at 5 a.m. before heading off to start their workout at a nearby park. 

Listen to Joel talk about what benefits he gets, physically and spiritually, from attending the workouts. 

Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was recorded on Aug. 15, 2021.

Jordan Evans, a seminarian in the Diocese of Arlington, offers a reflection on the Institution of the Eucharist during our Communal First Saturday for August.

It is part of a series of reflections on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month at 8 a.m. Jordan's reflection dealt with the Fifth Luminous Mystery. The podcast was recorded on August 8, 2021.

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Father Noah Morey, Chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School and a priest in residence at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on Aug. 8, 2021. 

In this Year of Saint Joseph, come aside to rest a while and meditate at our Arlington Diocesan Retreat Center at the edge of the Shenandoah Mountains in White Post, VA.

Father John Riley will offer Mass, confessions and conferences during this silent retreat for men who would like to learn from Saint Joseph how to live, pray and draw nearer to Jesus — and by His Grace — become “men after Christ’s Own Heart.”

The retreat will be held on Sept. 17-19, 2021. 

In this podcast listen to Fr. Riley talk about why it's important for men to attend this retreat as a way to model themselves after St. Joseph and Bill Beach, a Basilica parishioner, shares about the importance of attending retreats. 

For more information and registration materials, email Father John Riley at [email protected] or Bill Beach, Basilica Rosary Society, at [email protected].

Deadline to register is Aug. 31, 2021. A women’s silent retreat is planned for Dec. 3-5, 2021. 

Mary Lenaburg is a full-time Catholic speaker and author of "Be Brave in the Scared," which earned a 2020 Excellence in Publishing Award from the Association of Catholic Publishers. Her second book, "Be Bold in the Broken," was published earlier this year. 

The title of her talk at our Theology on Tap series, recorded on Aug. 2, 2021, was "Our Lady of Sorrows - Cause of Our Joy." 

Suffering comes to us all. Our Lady’s example of bearing suffering well leads us to a closer relationship with her Son. Sharing personal stories of how Our Lady has walked with her throughout difficult seasons, Lenaburg provided practical steps to assist you to not just survive the seasons of challenge but thrive with Our Lady at your side.

Theology on Tap is a monthly speaker series for young adults. These events occur on the first Monday of every month at Murphy's Grand Irish Pub in Old Town Alexandria. 

Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, VA, gives a homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded at the Basilica on Aug. 1, 2021

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge prayed with the Basilica of Saint Mary community, in Alexandria, VA, during a Holy Hour hosted by the Saint Katharine Drexel Society on July 28, 2021.

This podcast was Bishop Burbidge's reflection during the Holy Hour. 

The society was founded in June of 2020 in response to recent events of racial injustice. The society prays for the healing of our nation, especially for the historical wounds inflicted by slavery that continue to affect our populace, and in reparation for the sins of racism, past and present.

The group prays the Rosary during the Basilica’s Holy Hour on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and meets at other times for prayer and fellowship. Father David Dufresne is the group’s chaplain.

Catholic teaching encourages reparations not only for our own sins, but through the virtue of the Communion of the Saints and the oneness of the mystical Body of Christ, to also make reparation for the sins of others.

Through our prayers, we ask God to repair the spiritual damage that has been done and to heal our community, our state, our country, and the world.

For more information, go to https://stmaryoldtown.org/apostolate/saint-katharine-drexel-society/

For more information, contact the apostolate leader Monica Favela at [email protected].

Father Edward Hathaway, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. It was recorded on July 25, 2021.