He is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! In the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes, the author laments, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecc. 1:9). Today is the celebration of the new thing which the Old Testament authors could scarcely imagine...

In Holy Week we touch on the core mysteries of our faith: Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection; sin and suffering, the Cross, the piercings of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary; the Eucharist and priesthood, etc...

I’ve been thinking recently about the phrase, “You have nothing to lose.” We hesitate to take risks or advance in a certain direction...

The fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare Sunday, coming from the Latin word for “rejoice.” The entrance antiphon of the Mass is...

One of those old Catholic words that we can dust off in the Lenten season is compunction. Compunction means...

Dear St. Martin’s Parishioners, Congratulations and blessings to our new Shepherd, Archbishop McElroy! Cardinal McElroy was installed...

Happy Lent! We have all heard of the recent health travails of Pope Francis. Being 88 years old, with one lung and double pneumonia is a...

Dare I say it, Lent is upon us. Don’t let Ash Wednesday catch you flat-footed, but already be thinking about the three pillars of prayer...

This Sunday Jesus confronts us with maybe his most challenging commandment: “love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those..

This Sunday’s second reading fits nicely with the Jubilee of Hope that the Church is celebrating this year. St. Paul states emphatically...

I like Maryland winters because, no matter how cold they get, the weather always breaks for a little while in late January or early ...

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation, when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus in the Temple 40 days after his birth...

The priest Ezra exhorts the Jewish people in this Sunday’s first reading, “Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord must be...

While out to dinner this past week, the presence of four priests at a table caught the attention of another diner. He came over and ...

As some of you may have already heard, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, announced on January 6 that he accepted the resignation of Cardinal...

A few weeks back, a minor hysteria flared up around drones in the night sky. What were they and what were they doing? Were people in any...

As we close this calendar year with the Feast of the Holy Family, I would like to thank all of you who help to make St. Martin’s such a ...

A few years ago, I visited Loreto, Italy, where The Blessed Mother’s house from Nazareth is supposedly found. (How a house from Nazareth...

“Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” So urges us St. Paul in this Sunday’s second reading...

This Sunday is December 8, which is normally the celebration of the Immaculate Conception. Because it falls on a Sunday in Advent, the...