Reflections on the weekly gospel from our Pastor.
As I was preparing my reflection on this Sunday readings, I came across this wonderful reflection from Julie Kalkowsky, so I want to share it with you all: Today’s readings seem made to order for the tumultuous times we are living through. From the opening line of the Prophet Isaiah: Comfort, give comfort to my Read More
This Sunday, November 22, we are celebrating the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; and with this, we are ending Ordinary Time to make way for the Advent Season. It is very important that we ask ourselves if Jesus Christ is our King, the owner of our lives, our hearts, and Read More
From the Associate Pastor My introduction to the wonderful world of opera was actually through a sports event. At the conclusion of the 1994 World Cup, a concert was held at the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles called “The Three Tenors.” The whole concert was spectacular, but I was drawn to one very moving piece Read More
Peace and good. Our first reading tells us wisdom is available for anyone who seeks it with honesty and openness. Those who find the search for wisdom too much trouble will be deprived of it. A theme we hear again in the Gospel. In today’s Gospel, we hear another parable. The wise bridesmaids are far Read More
Peace and good. This Sunday, November 1st, we are celebrating the Feast of All Saints, whose feast is a Holy Day of Obligation (under regular circumstances outside of the COVID-19). How many of us would like to be saints? I hope that all of us who believe in God and love him with all our Read More
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
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