From the Heart
He Has Risen! ¡Jesús ha resucitado!
Jesus Has Risen! He Will Always Rise. For He is Alive And He is Our Salvation. May the joy and the hope of our risen Christ be yours always so that you can take them with you to your...
The Holiest of Weeks La Semana más Santa
The Holiest of Weeks I think that the best spiritual guidance I can share with you, my dear sisters and brothers, is to try to be attentive as much as you possibly can to the...
A Spiritual Practice for Holy Week / Una práctica espiritual para la Semana Santa
A Spiritual Practice for Holy Week As we approach Holy Week we prepare ourselves to remember our Lord’s suffering and crucifixion. It is a time of lamentation as we remember the cruelty that was heaped...
Here We Go Again! ¡Aquí vamos de nuevo!
Here We Go Again! War again. More suffering again. More innocent people and children slaughtered again. Will it ever end!? It doesn’t matter what side one picks. The destruction, the killing, the slaughter, the fear continues...
Beautifying Our Church With Love and Devotion / Embelleciendo Nuestra Iglesia con Amor y Devoción
Beautifying Our Church With Love and Devotion It is my hope that you like how our church remodel is coming along. Many have asked if it will be completed by Easter and the answer is...
Ashes On Our Hearts 💜 Cenizas en Nuestros Corazones
💜Ashes On Our Hearts💜 Let your heart lead you into Lent. Follow the way of your heart. Let your heart speak to you. Give your heart the freedom to speak to you and to lead...
Lent: Making it Meaningful/ Cuaresma: Haciéndolo Significativo
Lent: How Can We Make it Meaningful We all know that Lent is a time of spiritual preparation and spiritual discipline. The sacrifices and the acts of penance that we are called to practice during...
An Open Letter / Carta Abierta
An Open Letter to the Parish Community / Carta abierta a la Comunidad Parroquial Ver más abajo en español My dear sisters and brothers, Rarely do I write an open letter to the entire parish community, but...
We Are Blessed / Somos Bendecidos
We Are Blessed The Bishop’s Annual Appeal is about to begin again and we, at St. Julia, have already surpassed our goal! How did we do that? How did we do it without making a...