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Credatis

Credatis

By Tyron Tomson

Short seasonal reflections.
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Good Friday 2020

CredatisApr 10, 2020

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Easter Sunday 2021

Easter Sunday 2021

"Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed" (John 20:8)

Apr 04, 202104:19
Palm Sunday 2021

Palm Sunday 2021

"Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me" (Matthew 26:21b)

Mar 28, 202107:26
Solemnity of the Annunciation 2021

Solemnity of the Annunciation 2021

“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28b)

Mar 25, 202105:47
5th Sunday of Lent 2021

5th Sunday of Lent 2021

“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit” (John 12:24)

Mar 21, 202104:14
Solemnity of St. Joseph 2021

Solemnity of St. Joseph 2021

“When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home” (Matthew 1:24)

Mar 19, 202104:49
4th Sunday of Lent 2021
Mar 14, 202105:23
3rd Sunday of Lent 2021

3rd Sunday of Lent 2021

To those who sold doves He said, “Take these out of here" (John 2:16)

Mar 07, 202108:37
2nd Sunday of Lent 2021

2nd Sunday of Lent 2021

"As they were coming down from the mountain, He charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead" (Mark 9:9)

Feb 28, 202105:22
1st Sunday of Lent 2021

1st Sunday of Lent 2021

"He remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan" (Mark 1:13)

Feb 21, 202106:55
Ash Wednesday 2021

Ash Wednesday 2021

“Then the Lord was stirred to concern for his land and took pity on his people” (Joel 2:18).

Feb 17, 202105:52
Epiphany 2021

Epiphany 2021

"They departed for their country by another way" (Matthew 2:12)

Jan 06, 202102:44
Octave Day of Christmas 2021

Octave Day of Christmas 2021

"The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger" (Luke 2:16)

Jan 01, 202109:53
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas - Holy Family 2020

Sunday within the Octave of Christmas - Holy Family 2020

"Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted —and you yourself a sword will pierce"  (Luke 2:34-35a)

Dec 27, 202004:38
Christmas Day 2020

Christmas Day 2020

“And the Word became Flesh and made His dwelling among us” (John 1:14)

Dec 25, 202003:57
Christmas Eve 2020

Christmas Eve 2020

“For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord” (Luke 2:11)

Dec 24, 202004:15
4th Sunday of Advent 2020

4th Sunday of Advent 2020

“He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:32)

Dec 20, 202004:10
3rd Sunday of Advent 2020

3rd Sunday of Advent 2020

“He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him” (John 1:6)

Dec 13, 202003:12
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2020

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2020

“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28)

Dec 08, 202003:50
2nd Sunday of Advent 2020

2nd Sunday of Advent 2020

“One mightier than I is coming after me” (Mark 1:7).

Dec 06, 202004:10
1st Sunday of Advent 2020

1st Sunday of Advent 2020

"Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not?" (Isaiah 63:17)

Nov 29, 202005:38
Ascension 2020

Ascension 2020

“When they saw Him, they worshiped” (Matthew 28:17).

May 24, 202005:05
St. Nicholas Owen, Priest-Hole Maker - The Capture - By Tony Reynolds

St. Nicholas Owen, Priest-Hole Maker - The Capture - By Tony Reynolds

In Tudor England, when the Crown made Catholicism illegal, valiant Jesuit priests and their collaborators kept the Faith alive, even if it meant their deaths.  This is the true story of heroic saint who helped to save priests, and thus helped to save souls.

May 23, 202008:59
6th Sunday of Easter 2020

6th Sunday of Easter 2020

“He will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth.” (John 14:16b-17a)

May 17, 202008:59
As The Clock Struck Twenty - In the Crypt of St. Paul's - Sister Mary Catherine, O.P.

As The Clock Struck Twenty - In the Crypt of St. Paul's - Sister Mary Catherine, O.P.

In this reading, a Dominican friar was stranded decades ago is rescued but brought back into a very different society, one overtaken by a totalitarian regime.  Trying to keep his Faith and sanity, we hear his account of first returning to the Sacraments.

May 16, 202008:02
5th Sunday of Easter 2020

5th Sunday of Easter 2020

“I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6)



May 10, 202007:50
The Power and the Glory - by Graham Greene

The Power and the Glory - by Graham Greene

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  Today there is a Mass hastily celebrated after the Mexican Revolution, when priests were being hunted down and killed. 

May 09, 202005:52
4th Sunday of Easter 2020

4th Sunday of Easter 2020

"The sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice." (John 10:4b)

May 03, 202004:34
Advice to a Young Priest - Father George Rutler

Advice to a Young Priest - Father George Rutler

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, about practicing the Faith under difficult circumstances.   This column was written by a priest convert whose historical mind, mastery of prose, and smart wit are practically without parallel in our modern day.  He shares priestly wisdom for younger priests and for all.

May 02, 202013:57
3rd Sunday of Easter 2020

3rd Sunday of Easter 2020

“With that, their eyes were opened and they recognized Him in the breaking of the bread.” (Luke 24:31)

Apr 26, 202006:44
Man's Search For Meaning - The Meaning of Suffering - Viktor Frankl

Man's Search For Meaning - The Meaning of Suffering - Viktor Frankl

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Faith lived out under difficult circumstances.  This selection is from an Austrian psychiatrist's account of his experience in the concentration camps.

Apr 25, 202008:26
Solemnity of St. Bernadette 2020

Solemnity of St. Bernadette 2020

"I am the Immaculate Conception."

Apr 21, 202009:40
Divine Mercy Sunday 2020

Divine Mercy Sunday 2020

“Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them.” (John 20:23a)

Apr 19, 202006:01
Milestones - Memoirs 1927-1977 - Joseph Ratzinger

Milestones - Memoirs 1927-1977 - Joseph Ratzinger

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  Today we hear about a young Bavarian conscripted into the army with his brother during WWII before they can pursue their seminary formation. 

Apr 18, 202011:39
Easter Sunday 2020

Easter Sunday 2020

“For our Paschal Lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.  Therefore, let us celebrate the feast…”  (1 Cor 5:7b-8a)

Apr 12, 202007:14
From an ancient Homily on Holy Saturday - St. Melito of Sardis

From an ancient Homily on Holy Saturday - St. Melito of Sardis

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  This is a homily from the middle of the 2nd century AD on the theme of the harrowing of hell. 

Apr 11, 202005:52
Good Friday 2020

Good Friday 2020

"In the days when He was in the flesh, He offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence" (Hebrews 5:7)

Apr 10, 202007:30
Holy Thursday 2020

Holy Thursday 2020

“He loved His own in the world and He loved them to the end” (John 13:1b)

Apr 09, 202004:33
Palm Sunday 2020

Palm Sunday 2020

“The Master has need of them” (Matthew 21:3b)

Apr 05, 202005:31
Lord of the World - The Advent - By Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson

Lord of the World - The Advent - By Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  Today we hear a description of the deep prayer of a priest interceding for a struggling world.

Apr 04, 202011:01
5th Sunday of Lent 2020

5th Sunday of Lent 2020

“Did I not tell you that if you believe you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40)

Mar 29, 202006:08
He Leadeth Me - The Meaning of the Mass - By Father Walter Ciszek

He Leadeth Me - The Meaning of the Mass - By Father Walter Ciszek

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  Today we hear the testimony of a priest imprisoned in Russia under Communist rule.

Mar 28, 202011:20
Solemnity of the Annunciation 2020

Solemnity of the Annunciation 2020

"May it be done to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38).

Mar 25, 202007:35
4th Sunday of Lent 2020

4th Sunday of Lent 2020

“This is what is so amazing, that you do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes" (John 9:30).

Mar 22, 202007:39
Don Camillo - The Bell - By Giovanni Guareschi

Don Camillo - The Bell - By Giovanni Guareschi

Inspirational stories, factual or fictional, of the Sacraments celebrated under trying circumstances.  Today we hear about a flood in a nameless Italian village. 

Mar 21, 202010:15
Solemnity of Saint Joseph 2020

Solemnity of Saint Joseph 2020

"When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him" (Matthew 1:24).

Mar 19, 202004:41
3rd Sunday of Lent 2020

3rd Sunday of Lent 2020

"Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst."  (John 14:4)

Mar 15, 202005:57
2nd Sunday of Lent 2020

2nd Sunday of Lent 2020

"Lord, it is good that we are here" (Matthew 17:4).

Mar 08, 202006:44
1st Sunday of Lent 2020

1st Sunday of Lent 2020

"One does not live on bread alone." (Matt. 4:4)

Mar 01, 202005:41
Credatis: Ash Wednesday 2020

Credatis: Ash Wednesday 2020

Seasonal reflections on the fasts and feasts of the Church year.  Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.  "Behold, now is a very acceptable time.  Behold, now is the day of salvation." (2 Cor. 6:2b)

Feb 26, 202005:29