Reflections on the weekly gospel from our Pastor.
To Truly and Courageously Live His Gospel of Life As we continue to observe respect for life month, this week I would like to share some thoughts from www.usccb.org/ToLiveEachDay, about caring for loved ones as life ends. We are created to depend upon one another and walk together in suffering. But when family members or Read More
On this Feast of St. Francis, I just want to remind all of you that you are ALL Franciscans! You may not be wearing the brown habit like we friars do, but by being members of this Franciscan parish, you too are Franciscans. What does that mean? Here is a summary of Franciscan values, adapted Read More
At my last assignment, the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, I met a couple who shared the story about their son Thomas. Thomas was a bright guy, liked to work on cars, and liked to tell funny jokes to his friends. He was very attentive to people, especially those who others easily forget. He Read More
From the Associate Pastor: Don’t you wish we could turn back time, back to the good old days? In the good old days, there was no pandemic to worry about. In the good old days, there was no internet and people were not attacking each other online. In the good old days, children could play Read More
Peace and all good. In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks a question to his disciples: “who do people say that I am?” but that was only a preliminary question; the real question was “Who do you say I am?” The first question is easily answered; one has only to be a reporter. But the second question Read More
From the Associate Pastor’s Desk In 2014, I did my chaplaincy internship at Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Being a Jewish hospital, however, does not mean that they only limit their services to those who are of the Jewish religion. One of their core principles is God’s commandment to “not oppress a stranger, for Read More
Today’s readings let us see that the presence of God is different from how one could imagine it. Sometimes one thinks that God, as he is strong, will only show himself in great and impressive events; sometimes one thinks that God, as he is good, will not let us go through moments of insecurity. And Read More
Peace and all Good. First of all, I want to thank all of you for your prayers for all our Friars here at the Mission. We were in quarantine for more than a week, and thanks to God, we all come out negative. We have also started our outdoor Masses in our beautiful St. Michael’s Read More
Peace and all good! This Sunday, just like last Sunday and next Sunday, we again hear Jesus speaking in parables. In fact, the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel contains seven parables! The original Greek word used in this chapter is παραβολή (parabolē) which literally means “putting alongside with” as in comparing one thing with another Read More
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