Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Bernadette Parish, Fall River, MA 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C June 16, 2013 2 Samuel 12:7-10; Ps 32; Gal 2:16, 19-21; Lk 7:36-8:3 Today is Father’s Day and an important day for us not only to thank our dads but to...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep May 17, 2013 The Church is now in the midst of the great annual novena praying for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit this Sunday on Pentecost. It’s become my favorite time of the Liturgical...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep May 10, 2013 During my years at the helm of The Anchor, I always had the half-mischievous, half-evangelical desire to put on the front page above the fold a headline with the biggest font in...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep May 03, 2013 Wednesday was the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, instituted by Pope Pius XII to give a Christian response to the communist May Day celebrations. Every year it focuses the...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep April 26, 2013 In the 11 days since the Patriots’ Day marathon bombings, the motto “Boston Strong” has become more than words put on professional sports jerseys and blue and yellow ribbons but...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep April 19, 2013 Every Easter Week since 2005 I’ve been organizing a Seminar for Priests at the beautiful Arnold Hall Conference and Retreat Center in Pembroke. It’s a great opportunity for...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep April 12, 2013 2013, Column, Putting into the Deep, The Anchor Both before and after the election of Pope Francis, there has been much talk about the reform of the Vatican. Francis gave some...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep April 05, 2013 On Sunday, Pope Francis in his Easter greeting before his solemn blessing for the city and the world (Urbi et Orbi), said that greatest Easter wish would be for “every heart” to...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 29, 2013 One of the most fascinating aspects of the biography of our Pope Francis is when and how he discovered his priestly vocation. It’s a mystery worth pondering deeply on this Good...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 22, 2013 Most of us in Rome to cover the papal conclave and inauguration are still getting over the shock at Pope Francis’ election. We thought that it was certainly possible, if the...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 15, 2013 I was really honored when Raymond Arroyo of EWTN asked me to come to Rome to do television commentary for the papal conclave. The week since I’ve arrived has been one of the...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 08, 2013 Just before the Year of Faith began, Benedict XVI, through his Apostolic Penitentiary in the Vatican, published a list of plenary indulgences that Catholics could receive...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 01, 2013 In his letter announcing the Year of Faith, Benedict XVI stressed that Catholics need to recover the sense that faith is a pilgrimage. To enter into the life of faith “is to set...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep February 22, 2013 Back in 2008, Pope Benedict said that Lent is “like a great spiritual retreat lasting 40 days.” That’s why last Sunday we heard of the principal inspiration for this holy...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep February 15, 2013 In 2010, in the book-length interview “Light of the World,” Pope Benedict told Peter Seewald, “If a pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep February 08, 2013 It’s five days from the beginning of the holy season of Lent and time for us to be formulating our Lenten resolutions in conversation with God in prayer. During this Year of...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep February 01, 2013 Back in December, I had dinner with a great Catholic couple who took me and four priest friends to Fernando’s in New Bedford in anticipation of Christmas. During the course...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep January 25, 2013 Other than those of Czech origin, few Catholics know the moving story of St. John Nepomuc. He was a virtuous and brilliant young priest who, in addition to serving as vicar...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep January 18, 2013 Every year is meant to be a “year of the Lord” (anno Domini). Since 2013 takes place during the Year of Faith, however, all of us are called to make a special effort to...
Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep January 11, 2013 Right after Thanksgiving, the Diocese of Fall River hosted Carolyn Woo, the director of Catholic Relief Services, for a powerful talk at St. Julie Billiart Parish in North...