Reflections on the weekly gospel from our Pastor.
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
From the Pastor’s Desk: My brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. I would like to share some words from a letter from our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for this celebration: Dear Grandfathers and Grandmothers, Dear Elderly Friends, “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20): this is Read More
From the Desk of the Associate Pastor “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of my pasture.” These are very strong words coming from the Prophet Jeremiah in our first reading this Sunday. He directed this message mainly to Zedekiah, the King of Judah. Against Jeremiah’s warning, Zedekiah allied himself with the Read More
While our ministry is different in many ways from that of the Apostles, we too are sent as His representatives and any power we have is power that He works through us. –Fr. Oscar Mendez, OFM. Today’s first reading and Gospel are about being sent by God to bring good tidings, but for some people, Read More
Let us listen more to the voice of the Holy Spirit and not to our own voices or those of the world. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to increase our faith so that we do not waver in our arid and stormy times. –Fr. Alberto Villafan, OFM. As we listen and meditate on the Read More
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