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Articles by Fr. Matthew MacDonald

About Fr. Matthew MacDonald

Fr. Matthew MacDonald is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. Ordained in 2014, he has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville, as well as a Bachelors in Sacred Theology, Masters in Divinity, and Masters of Arts in Theology from Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He is currently assigned as parochial vicar at Saint Mary’s Church in Washingtonville, New York.

On statues and proper respect for our forerunners

July 24, 2020 Fr. Matthew MacDonald 20

On Independence Day Weekend, President Donald Trump made news when he announced the creation of what would be known as the National Garden of American Heroes. In the executive order establishing the garden, he stated […]

Turning Sauls into Saints

June 19, 2020 Fr. Matthew MacDonald 7

When one goes to the outskirts of the city of Rome along the Via Laurentina, one finds two significant sites that are reminders of the power of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The first site […]

Understanding the statement and decree on the Our Lady of America apparitions

May 13, 2020 Fr. Matthew MacDonald 46

News broke recently about the final ruling of six bishops involving the supernatural origins of the supposed apparitions of Our Lady of America. These supposed apparitions of Our Lady were given to Sister Mary Ephrem […]

Social media and spiritual dangers for Catholics today

April 30, 2020 Fr. Matthew MacDonald 12

One of the major box office hits in 1999 was the Wachowski Brothers’ film The Matrix. A famous scene in the film is when Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) offers Neo (Keanu Reeves) a choice between a […]