Resurrection Resurrección
“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...
From the Heart
Christ’s Humility / La humildad de Cristo
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...
Accepting Challenges Aceptando desafíos
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...
Spiritual Influences Influencias Espirituales
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...
Read and Choose Lee y elige
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...
St. Julia and St. Francis / Santa Julia y San Francisco
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...
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 Sacred we are all at home. I...
A Reflection / Una reflexión
A Reflection on Last Friday’s Contemplative Prayer Time Please allow me to say that it was wonderful to see so many of you come to spend time in contemplative prayer. I’m so glad you had...
Thinking of You / Pensando en ti
Thinking of You, Thanking You, Praying for You You know how life is. There’s so much to attend to that sometimes we forget to say what really matters. So, this week I’m not going to...
An Act of Faith in Many Ways / Un acto de fe en muchos sentidos
An Act of Faith in Many Ways. There’s Nothing to Fear. Last week our Future Build Committee presented our parish’s Master Plan to the Diocese. It was approved and we now await the final approval...