Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector at the Basilica, shares a homily during The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on June 14, 2026.

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, Fr. Hathaway shares a reflection on how summer vocation can be a time of rest but also a time for growing in faith as a family. 
He also invites parishioners to bid farewell to Fr. Peter Clem, who was recently assigned to be a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Potomac Falls, Virginia. He will start there on June 25 2026. Fr. Peter will be presiding at the noon Mass on June 14, 2026, with his farewell reception to follow in our Lyceum Auditorium, 313 Duke Street. To learn more -- including listening to a podcast in which Fr. Peter shares a farewell message to the Basilica community, including breaking down a prayer he wrote that honors the memories and moments he's spent here -- please click here.

Father Peter Clem recently was assigned to be a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Potomac Falls, Virginia. He will start there on June 25 2026. In this podcast, he shares a farewell message to the Basilica community, including breaking down a prayer he wrote that honors the memories and moments he's spent here since he was ordained in 2022. He will be presiding at the noon Mass on June 14, 2026, with his farewell reception to follow in our Lyceum Auditorium, 313 Duke Street. To see the prayer card, click here.

Father James Searby, a Parochial Vicar, offers a reflection on the Third Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), for our Communal First Saturday for June. It was recorded on June 6, 2026

Father James Searby, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily during The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). It was given in the Basilica on June 7, 2026.