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The following is a Franciscan Reflection, shared with us in place of a letter from our Pastor. St. Francis was a Loser What? Did I hear that right? ‘St. Francis was a loser.’ It was just last year, sitting outside during the pandemic in the cool night air for Mass on the Feast Day of Read More

As we continue reflecting on our understanding of the Eucharist, and following the Eucharistic Initiative, this Sunday’s Gospel is taken from St. Luke 24: 13-35. Some of us know this story “the road to Emmaus” very well. This story takes place in the day on Easter Sunday. Who are those two persons walking this road? Read More

“Commissioning Service of Catechists” This weekend we celebrate the commissioning Service of catechists with a fascinating reading from the Gospel of Saint Mark. In this Gospel, Mark tells us that, for Jesus, the ministry of service was very important. In the Gospel’s story we heard that Jesus called the twelve, and said to them, “If Read More

When we read, examine, and meditate on the Gospel of this Sunday, September 12, many questions will surely arise from Jesus towards us, and from us towards Jesus. Jesus knew perfectly his identity and what the response of his disciples would be when he told them the origin of his identity. If Jesus asked us Read More

The ministry of Jesus which goes beyond the Jewish territory and into the gentile areas is a beautiful illustration of what the prophet Isaiah proclaimed in the first reading this Sunday (read Isaiah 35: 4-5). The age of the Messiah and salvation has come, not only for the Jews but for the gentiles as well. Read More

No, I am not talking about the super-popular television show that follows the investigation and persecution processes of a crime. The concept of law and order simply means that for a society to be ordered and have an opportunity to flourish, all its members need to have respect for and be obedient to a set Read More

How many practicing and non-practicing Catholics believe in the real Presence of the Body and Blood of Christ, when He immolates and sacrifices himself in each Eucharist to give us life and life in abundance? Those who are practicing, that is, those who come to the Holy Eucharist every week, how often do they receive Read More

THE SOLEMNITY ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY WHAT IS THE ASSUMPTION? The first name of this solemnity was the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. Later, its name in the East carried over, the Dormition (or Falling Asleep) of Mary. In the West, it became known as the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read More

Since we’re celebrating the Feast of Saint Clare on August 11, I have asked Sister Madeline Fitzgerald, OSC to share a reflection this weekend. Sister Madeline is a Poor Clare Sister, the Spiritual Assistant for the San Luis Rey Fraternity of the Secular Franciscans, and a staff member of St. Francis Parish in Vista, CA. Read More

How many of us are looking for any kind of sign, on the radio, television, with other people, and in all the media? How many of us are looking to find meaning in our lives in everything we do? How many of us get carried away by everything we think and feel without discerning if Read More