Faith Matters for the Basilica School of Saint Mary's November 20th Messenger Newsletter
Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast
Release Date: 11/20/2025
Episode 698: Faith Matters for the Basilica School of Saint Mary's January 29th Messenger Newsletter
Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast
Faith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week’s episode, he shares about the importance of following the Beatitudes, as they are pathways to encounter happiness, conversion and holiness. He also shared about some changes in the schedule of upcoming events, due to the frigid, icy weather: + The Catholic Schools Week Family Mass has been rescheduled from this Sunday morning to Sunday, Feb. 22, at...
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Episode 697: Faith Matters for the Basilica School of Saint Mary's January 22nd Messenger Newsletter
Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast
Faith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week’s episode, he shares about the importance of Catholic education. The Basilica School will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week, which starts this Sunday. Here is Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Letter, called "Drawing New Maps of Hope," on the subject of Catholic education, which Father Hathaway mentions in this episode. To read it, please click . In other...
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Episode 696: A Preview of an Upcoming Five-Part Series Surveying Church History
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In this episode, Steve Weidenkopf, an Adjunct Professor at the Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, shares a preview of his five-part series chronicling Church history, which begins Feb. 3, 2026, in our Lyceum Auditorium (313 Duke Street). This series presents a narrative summary of the major persons and events of Church history from Pentecost to the modern day. The story of the Catholic Church is presented in all its glory, success, and failure, along with fascinating vignettes about the men and women, saints, sinners, heroes, and villains who most shaped Catholic history...
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Episode 695: Faith Matters for the Basilica School of Saint Mary's January 15th Messenger Newsletter
Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast
Faith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week’s episode, he shares about how this Sunday's Gospel reading connects with our Culture of Life mindset, which we can participate in during next week's National March for Life in Washington, D.C. We hope you are able to join us at the March for Life on Friday, Jan. 23, as we travel by Metro to D.C. We will meet at the King Street Metro Station in Alexandria...
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Episode 694: Father Hathaway's Homily for the Baptism of the Lord
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Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica, shares a homily during the Baptism of the Lord. It was given in the Basilica on January 11, 2026.
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Episode 693: Faith Matters for the Basilica School of Saint Mary's January 8th Messenger Newsletter
Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast
Faith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week’s episode, he talks about the meaning of baptism as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday. Father Hathaway also invites parishioners to advocate for the Culture of Life during the Virginia Pro-Life Day on Jan. 15 in Richmond. Meet with your legislators to advocate for life and against pending extreme and radical proposals to enshrine a virtually...
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Episode 692: Father Peter Clem Shares a Communal First Saturday Reflection on the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary
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Father Peter Clem, a parochial vicar, offers a reflection on the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Carrying of the Cross, for our Communal First Saturday for January. It was recorded on January 3, 2026.
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Episode 691: Father Peter Clem's Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord
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Father Peter Clem, a parochial vicar, shares a homily during the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. It was given in the Basilica on January 4, 2026.
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Episode 690: What Are the Sisters Reading for the Month of January?
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In January's episode of "What Are the Sisters Reading?", Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, reflects upon a book called which shares the power of the seven sacraments through dramatic retellings of fourteen pivotal moments of grace in the lives of the saints. It is written by Sister Marie Paul Curley, FSP, and Sister MaryLea Hill, FSP. To check out more books on the Catholic faith and religious items of interest at the Pauline Books and Media Center at 1025 King Street in Alexandria, please click
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Episode 689: Father John Meyerhofer's Homily for the Third Sunday in Advent
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Father John Meyerhofer, a parochial vicar, shares a homily during the Third Sunday in Advent. It was given in the Basilica on December 14, 2025.
info_outlineFaith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week’s episode, Fr. Hathaway shares about issues two upcoming feast days: the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary tomorrow and Christ the King on Sunday. He also reflects about his recent pilgrimage to Italy with a group of Basilica parishioners.
To learn more about Father's pilgrimage to Italy, click here for Facebook or click here for Instagram.
Reminder:
The Parish Offices will close Wednesday, November 26th, at 1 p.m. and will remain closed on November 27th and 28th for the holiday. There will be one Mass on Thanksgiving Day – at 9 a.m. There will be no 6:30 a.m. Mass on Friday, November 28th, but the 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Masses on that day will occur. For those who attend the Thanksgiving Day Mass: please bring grocery bags of non-perishable food items that will be donated to help feed the needy. They will be brought up during the offertory.
The Basilica will be adopting new Sunday Mass times starting next Sunday, November 30th. The 11:30 a.m. Mass will begin at 12 (noon), and the 1 p.m. Mass will start at 1:30 p.m. All other Mass times on Sunday will remain the same. The Sunday Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. will also remain the same. The two shifts in time will allow more time for worship and fellowship and to help ease the parking transitions between two of our Masses, including our standing-room only High Mass at 10 a.m.