Author Archives: theCatholicNavigator

The Fleet Sources – 7 September 2025 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 41-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

 Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_23_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_23.pdf

 

Miracles of Faith: Mother Teresa of Calcutta (N)

Mother Teresa:
https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html

 

Church Builders – Mother Teresa of Calcutta (T)

Mother Teresa:
https://mycatholickids.com/mother-teresa-saint-of-the-poor/

 

 

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 31 August 2025 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 40-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_22_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_22.pdf


Catechetical Corner (N)

Catholic News Agency – “One, holy, catholic, and apostolic: Scholars issue joint statement on marks of the Church”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263231/one-holy-catholic-and-apostolic-scholars-issue-joint-statement-on-marks-of-the-church


Miracles of Faith (N): Pope St. Gregory the Great

Pope St. Gregory the Great:
https://thecatholicheroes.com/history-biographies/st-gregory-the-great-the-pope-who-defined-an-era/


Church Builders – Pope St. Gregory the Great (T)

Pope St. Gregory the Great:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Pope_Gregory_I

 

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 24 August 2025 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – 39-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_21_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_21.pdf

 

Miracles of Faith (N)

 St. Monica
https://christianapostles.com/st-monica/

 

Catechetical Corner (N)

 Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

7thThe 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘It Is Finished’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-and-nicene-creed-it-is-finished

 

Church Builders – St. Monica (T)

Sts Monica and Augustine
https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/st-monica-mother-of-st-augustine-august-27/

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 17 August 2025 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 38-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_20_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_20.pdf

 

Catechetical Corner (N)

Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

6thThe 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Father, Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-nicene-creed-de-souza-commend-my-spirit

 

Church Builders – Pope St. Pius X

Who was Pope St. Pius X?:
https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-pius-x/

Pope St. Pius X and children’s reception of the Holy Eucharist:
https://thecatholicheroes.com/the-popes/why-are-children-allowed-to-receive-the-holy-communion-a-closer-look-at-pope-saint-pius-xs-quam-singulari/

The Fleet Sources – 10 August 2025 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 37-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_19_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_19.pdf

 

Catechetical Corner (N)

 Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

5thThe 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘I Thirst’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-seven-last-words-i-thirst


Church Builders – St. Maximillian Kolbe

 St. Maximillian Kolbe
https://www.catholic.com/tract/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-knight-of-the-immaculata

 

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 3 August 2025 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 36-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_18_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_18.pdf

 

Catechetical Corner (N)

Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

4thThe 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-why-have-you-forsaken-me

 

 

Church Builders – St. John Vianney

 St. John Vianney
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=399

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 27 July 2025 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 35-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

 Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_17_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_17.pdf

The Psalms

Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:

Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg

The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.

 

Catechetical Corner (N)

 Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

3rdThe 7 Seven Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Behold, Your Son’; ‘Behold, Your Mother’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/2025-the-third-word-from-the-cross

 

Church Builders – Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (T)

Sts Martha, Mary and Lazarus
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-martha-mary-and-lazarus/

 

 

 

The Fleet Sources – 20 July 2025 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 34-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_16_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_16.pdf

The Psalms

Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI

Part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg

The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.

Catechetical Corner (N)

Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

2ndThe 7 Seven Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise

https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-7-last-words-today-be-with-me-in-paradise-2

Church Builders – Sts. Joachim and Anne (T)

Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-anne-and-joachim-313

The Fleet Sources – 13 July 2025 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 33-C

All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_15_c

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_15.pdf

The Psalms

Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:

Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg

The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.

Catechetical Corner (N)

Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:

1stThe 7 Last Words of Christ and the Nicene Creed: ‘Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do’|
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-the-7-last-words-of-christ-and-the-nicene-creed

Church Builders – Sts. Benedict and Scholastica (T)

The Twins- Benedict and Scholastica:
https://www.worksbyfaith.org/saint-benedict-and-st-scholastica/

The Last visit of Benedict and Scholastica
https://catholicinsight.com/2025/02/10/scholastica-and-benedict/