As we Continue Through Lent
March 17, 2026
As we Continue Through Lent
Ave Maria Meditations Lent is a propitious time in which the Church invites Christians to be more intensely aware of Christ’s redeeming work and to live our Baptism more profoundly. The Lenten season is…
St. Joseph: Patron of the Universal Church
March 19, 2026
St. Joseph: Patron of the Universal Church
Ave Maria Meditations Why Saint Joseph should be regarded specially as the Patron of the Church, and why the Church in turn should promise much to herself from his guardian ship and patronage,…
March 21, 2026
Jesus Fulfills All Old Testament Messianic Prophecies- Mar 21 – Homily – Fr Maximilian
Fr Maximilian gives the homily at New Bedford, on Mar 21, 2026, unpacking the irony of the chief priests and Pharisees correctly citing Micah's prophecy of the Messiah from Bethlehem while rejecting…
Living Our Own Fiat
March 24, 2026
Living Our Own Fiat
Ave Maria Meditations Today we have the heart-shaking Gospel of the Annunciation, when Our Lady said her great fiat, on which, so to speak, God himself waited… She said the greatest word that could…
March 25, 2026
The Annunciation, Mary’s Yes Fulfills God’s Plan of Redemption – Mar 25 – Homily – Fr Joseph Michael
Fr Joseph Michael gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Mar 25, 2026, celebrating the Annunciation by highlighting Mary's transformative "yes" to God that enabled the Incarnation, salvation history from Christmas to…
Considering Jesus’ Third Fall
March 27, 2026
Considering Jesus’ Third Fall
Ave Maria Meditations It is for the third time that our Lord inflicts on His adorable Face this species of suffering and of humiliation. The first fall was occasion by the weight and…