Mary Powers's Posts
Christmas joy for those in need
During this holy season of Advent, the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Human Life & Dignity hosts events that help struggling families.
Archbishop Cordileone Closes Jubilee Year for Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
The year-long celebration commemorated the bicentennial of the death of their foundress, Blessed Maria Maddalena of the Incarnation.
“Want to Be Ready to Meet the Lord? Then Please God in All Things”
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, Year “C,” December 1, 2024, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
General H.R. McMaster speaks at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
General McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who served in the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and as the 25th U.S. National Security Advisor from… Read More
“Doing the One Thing Necessary So as to Be Adorned with the True Jewels of Life”
Homily on the Occasion of the Closing of the Jubilee Year for the 200th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Foundress Blessed Maria Maddalena of the Incarnation, November 29, 2024
The many graces of praying for the dead
By Christina Gray On All Saints Day on Nov. 1, Catholics recognize the holy men and women who lived, died and have already entered into eternal glory in heaven. One… Read More
Seeing with spiritual eyes
By Father Bobby Barbato, OFM Cap. St. Francis of Assisi is known for his radical following of Jesus Christ. He did not do this alone, but as a part of… Read More
Extra year prepares seminarians for challenging calling
At seminaries around the country, the preparatory, probationary “propaedeutic year” that precedes formal studies is providing critical time and tools for the making of a priest.
Archbishop Cordileone welcomes new Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church dates back to the Apostolic age. St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew brought the Gospel to the area of modern-day Armenia.
The Solemnity of Christ the King and Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgement’
Spiritually, The Last Judgement reminds viewers that in this life, man lives under God’s mercy. When the world ends, he will live under His justice.
St. Peter Claver: ‘Slave to the slaves’
He is also the namesake of one of the nation’s largest Black Catholic organizations, the Knights of Peter Claver founded on Nov. 7, 1909.
Engaged Learning : Serving God and the blind for more than 120 years
The Xavier Society for the Blind, based in New York, is the only Catholic organization that actively provides reading and audio materials to the visually impaired for free.