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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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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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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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Accepting Challenges Aceptando desafíos

April 4, 2025
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Good Challenges Are Sometimes Hard to Swallow I recently read an article in which there appeared a picture of a church sign that read: “Kind Atheists are Closer to Jesus than Mean Christians.” It challenged me in many ways. What about you?  What do you think of this statement?  What feelings and thoughts rise within you? For me, it first made me dig deep in what I think of atheists and explore my sentiments and prejudices. It humbled me because I found certain elements within me that were judgmental and unkind. It led me to ask myself: “Who am I to make such conclusions? What business is it of mine to pass judgment on a person’s beliefs?” Isn’t it my Christian responsibility to simply love and accept the...

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Spiritual Influences Influencias Espirituales

March 21, 2025
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Spiritual Influences Who has influenced your spirituality? Who are the wonderful people in your life that have helped you develop your spirituality? That taught you about God. That shared their faith with you. That taught you how to pray. That have inspired you in your Catholic Christian life. We all have these wonderful people in our lives. Some of them influenced us just by the way they lived and the example they gave us. So, during this Lent, let’s bring them into our prayers and lift them up to God with much gratitude in our hearts. And…let us also ask for the grace we need to be, like them, a good influence in other people’s life and faith. I have many people to thank for influencing my faith and...

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Read and Choose Lee y elige

March 14, 2025
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From the Heart Read and Choose. I will soon send an image of St. Francis of Assisi to be enlarged according to the measurements that we need. The image of St. Francis will hang together with the image of St. Julia in the sanctuary of our church. I’m asking you to vote for your favorite from the images I provide for you. All you have to do is to put the number of the image on a piece of paper and drop it in the box we will provide at the main church entrance. Your recommendation will give me insight. Here they are: #1: The embrace between St. Francis and the Crucified Christ. #2: St Francis among black bird, dog, and flowers. #3: St. Francis holding dove and dog. #4: Side view of...

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St. Julia and St. Francis / Santa Julia y San Francisco

March 7, 2025
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St. Julia and St. Francis Our patron saint was from northern Africa. What did she look like? The above are representations of St. Julia by various artists. The one I chose for our sanctuary is the first one on the left. Over her image will hang another smaller image of her. The second from the right. Both images are from the same artist. I was able to get in touch with the artist and she commissioned the painting to be printed to our specifications. The new pictures that will hang in the sanctuary are of St. Julia and St. Francis of Assisi. The frames for these pictures match the ones of our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego. Let me show the image of St. Francis that...

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

February 28, 2025
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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 Sacred we are all at home. I have seen so many artistic expressions of Jesus and Mary and I have to admit that they are all so beautiful in themselves. I find it so wonderfully interesting that we feel the freedom to interpret and take creative license with the way we express and represent what is holy to us. To me, it means that we bring the Sacred to the home of our own hearts and of our own human experience. The world of the Sacred and the Divine can sometimes feel so far from us while at...

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