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FROM THE HEART ? DESDE EL CORAZÓN

Welcome to Fr. Julio’s weekly letters to you “from the heart.”

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September 5, 2025

Young People Are Awesome Christians

Young People Are Awesome Christians On Sunday, September 7th, Pope Leo will declare that two young men, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati are sai

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From the Heart
October 17, 2021

With Courtesy and Respect We Build the Heart of God

Our parish community represents the heart of God in this world. All of us, no matter how many times we come here, draw near in the hope of feeling the

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From the Heart
December 5, 2025

Willingly… / Voluntariamente

Willingly, We Will Awaken to God. Willingly, We Will Respond Lovingly to God’s Invitations. In Acts 17:28 we hear: “For in Him we live, and move,

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From the Heart
October 23, 2022

When Will We Learn?

Once in a while we need to talk about what sometimes consumes us with concern. With elections of all kinds upon us, we, once again, become aware of ho

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From the Heart
August 22, 2025

When the Well Runs Dry / Cuando el Pozo se Seca

When the Well Runs Dry That is the title of a book that was published many years ago. It speaks about those times when we feel spiritually dry without

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From the Heart
September 29, 2022

Whatever you do to the least of your sisters and brothers, you do to me.

My dear sisters and brothers in faith and hope, How important it is for us as Christians to never forget the needy among us. You, the people of St. Ju

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From the Heart
December 17, 2025

We Shall Not Ignore / No ignoraremos

We Shall Not Ignore the Holy Families. We Will Not Forget You. This picture captures the many families throughout the world who find themselves homele

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From the Heart
February 28, 2025

We See Ourselves in the Divine / Nos Vemos en lo Divino

We See Ourselves In the Divine and the Divinity Reveals Us to Ourselves. In the world of the Sacred we can always find ourselves. In the world of the

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From the Heart
June 26, 2022

We Must Register as Parishioners of St. Julia

Please, let me explain to you why we must all be registered parishioners in our parish community. Although this concept of registering in a parish doe

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From the Heart
August 6, 2022

We Must Register as Parishioners of St. Julia

Please, let me explain to you why we must all be registered parishioners in our parish community. Although this concept of registering in a parish doe

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Communal Contemplative Prayers / Práctica de la Oración Contemplativa Comunitaria

May 9, 2025
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A Reflection on Communal Contemplative Prayer Practice at St. Julia As you know, an opportunity for communal contemplative prayer is offered at St. Julia every second Friday evening at 7:00. There were about 100 people who came to the first contemplative prayer opportunity and the number has reduced dramatically. This comes as no surprise. Not because there’s something wrong with anyone, but because not everyone connects with communal contemplative prayer experiences. Perhaps many people were expecting something very different from what communal contemplation offers. What is offered during a communal contemplative experience? What is offered is a time of intimate silence before God in the company of others. And often, silence is the greatest challenge. Especially the type of silence that contemplation invites us to have: an inner silence...

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A New Beginning? ¿Un Nuevo Comienzo?

May 2, 2025
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A New Beginning for the Church? Oh, Please, Lord, Don’t Let it be So! I do understand that, seen from a spiritual or even from a psychological perspective, the concept of new beginnings are as important as growth and maturity themselves. The concepts of new beginnings and thresholds are meaningful, but they also tire us out. As much as new beginnings are necessary so is continuity. The new perspectives, new ways, and new programs that Pope Francis initiated for the Church on behalf of the Church need to continue in order for them to mature and become established in the life of the Church. For this very reason I do hope that the new Pope will be a voice of continuity with a good sprinkle of new...

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Pope Francis and Latin Mass / El Papa Francisco y la Misa en latín

April 25, 2025
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Thank you, Pope Francis Gracias, Papa Francisco. Every pope brings his own charism, spirituality, experiences, and perspectives to the papacy, together with his limitations.  Humans are human and there is no escape.  It’s a great adventure to discern and witness how God guides the Church.   I always found it interesting that a man like Francis could have come out of a college of cardinals and conclave so conservative.  Once in a while life teaches us that the old saying is certainly true: “We propose, and God disposes.”  And God certainly proved it when Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope:  A pope that brought fresh air into the lungs of the church without changing one iota of articles of faith, and who suffered the might of the traditionalists who...

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Resurrection Resurrección

April 17, 2025
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“Resurrection” Here I am sitting in our living room watching the movie “Mission” with my brother friars. It’s a very difficult movie to watch. It deals with a group of good and compassionate Jesuit priests who are missionaries to indigenous peoples in South America. It’s also the tale of the injustices that the indigenous people were forced to suffer by the Spanish and Portuguese Crowns. The injustices were so brutal that the priests themselves took on arms to defend the indigenous. Yet their faith in God never waivered and they were totally dedicated to justice as they thought God wanted to them to protect. There are many scenes that just break your heart. There’s one in particular that leaves you numb with so many thoughts running through...

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Christ’s Humility / La humildad de Cristo

April 11, 2025
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Let Christ’s Humility and Peace Enter Your Heart What a wonderful way to begin Holy Week with a couple of our parishioners sharing something of their spiritual journey with the rest of us. I hope many more of you will do the same. You can even write about what it means for you to be a Catholic, a member of St. Julia Parish, what does our parish community mean for you, and even sharing about how you have grown as a person and as a person of faith. Our stories can help and inspire others. I hope you will consider it. Here we are on Palm Sunday, the beginning of the most solemn week of the year. We have spent 5 weeks in Lent. How have we...

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