Shawn The Baptist

04/05/2026

Apollo 8 gave us a new perspective seeing earth from space. The resurrection of Jesus should give us a new perspective on life.

Apollo 8 gave us a new perspective seeing earth from space. The resurrection of Jesus should give us a new perspective on life.

04/04/2026

This is the night! The Easter Vigil is the greatest liturgy of the year... but can also be confusing. Here's some help.

Holy Saturday is a strange day in between the death and rising of Jesus. The Church is watching and waiting. This talk witll help you prepare.

04/03/2026

I am headed to Paris next week and will see the restored Notre Dame Cathedral. I'm reminded of the Good Friday in 2019 just after the cathedral burned.

Today's homily considers the story of three great disciples of Jesus who showed heroic love for the body of Christ.

04/03/2026

The liturgy on Good Friday is like no other. No Mass today. Learn all about this strange day and the way it is celebrated. Lots more Good Friday info over at ShawnTheBaptist.org https://shawnthebaptist.org/videos/good-friday-preview-2/

Today Fr. Shawn describes the various spiritual and liturgical practices that mark the strange day that we now call "Good Friday."

04/02/2026

An overview of some of the liturgical highlights of Holy Thursday as we prepare to begin the Sacred Triduum this evening.

Overiview of the Catholic liturgy for the Mass of Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.

04/01/2026

In honor of the Artemis II launch today and our return to the moon, my thoughts return to this post from 2009. Maybe I can still make it to the moon one day.

As many of you are aware, this past week has marked the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. I confess that I…

03/30/2026

No kings... unless. What if we could have a really good king? It turns out that a good king is the best government in history.. and eternity.

No kings... unless. What if we could have a really good king? It turns out that a good king is the best government in history.. and eternity.

03/27/2026

"St. Shawn" is currently the #1 Google search sending people to Shawn The Baptist. It's sort of the modern equivalent of "When you look up St. Shawn in the dictionary you find my picture." I guess this good.

03/22/2026

Why doesn't God just come right out with a big miracle or an appearance or two and immediately convert the whole world? Don't miss the signs.

Why doesn't God just come right out with a big miracle or an appearance or two and immediately convert the whole world? Don't miss the signs.

03/16/2026

How do you imagine God looks at you? What if you allowed yourself to be seen, warts and all, and found not judgment but acceptance and love?

How do you imagine God looks at you? What if you allowed yourself to be seen, warts and all, and found not judgment but acceptance and love?

03/09/2026

The famous painting "The School of Athens" by Raphael has an important lesson to teach us about desire and how we can get what we really want.

The famous painting "The School of Athens" by Raphael has an important lesson to teach us about desire and how we can get what we really want.

03/02/2026

God has a plan for our life. We can know some of it, but we won't really see it all until the end. In the mean time, what we have is today.

God has a plan for our life. We can know some of it, but we won't really see it all until the end. In the mean time, what we have is today.