Watch Most Rev. Joseph Roesch, MIC, and Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC, as they interview our special guests - Sister Deirdre “Dede” Byrne, POSC (Mother Superior of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts), Nermine Rubin (Founder of Water 4 Mercy), Fr. Mark Baron, MIC (Director of the Association of Marian Helpers), and Bryan Thatcher, MD (Founder of Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy) as they discuss multiple topics and "Visions of Hope" during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011826.cfm

As Fr. Chris Alar explains, the evening we now call Halloween began not as a pagan ritual, but as a sacred Christian vigil—All Hallows’ Eve, the holy night before the solemnity of All Saints’ Day. This feast, instituted in the 700s, has always been a time to honor the saints and pray for the faithful departed. The Church’s ancient practice of vigils reflected the truth that holy days begin at sundown, anticipating the joy of what is to come.