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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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From the Heart

An Ordinary Way to Heaven

June 13, 2025
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An Ordinary Way to Heaven God only knows how many times we have said and felt that life is just too hectic…too fast. How many times have we felt like we don’t have time to do the things we really like doing? How many times have we felt like life is passing us by? So, let me offer you a little food for thought and a little consolation too. Let’s start with a little philosophy: “If you don’t control it, it will control you.” And I’m speaking about “speed” here. We all know that when we drive our cars and we drive too fast, it can be dangerous for us and for others. And we also don’t get to enjoy the scenery when we drive too fast because...

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Beautifying our Church / Embelleciendo nuestra Iglesia

June 6, 2025
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Beautifying our Church for the Glory of God  / Embelleciendo nuestra Iglesia para la Gloria de Dios Dear Good People of God, It is my hope to have the month of January 2026 dedicated to remodeling our church sanctuary. Quinceañeras, weddings and baptisms for the month of January will not be scheduled due to work that will be in progress in the church. I’m sure that we will have scaffolding, ladders, and equipment in the church. We will try to continue to offer daily Mass if at all possible. Our Saturday and Sunday schedule of Masses will continue as normal, but I do ask your understanding and patience as we celebrate Masses in the midst of whatever equipment is set up in the church. At this time, I call...

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50 Treasures

May 23, 2025
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Fifty Treasures for the Lord On this Sunday, fifty of our children, fifty treasures, will make their First Communion. They will approach the table of the Lord and of our Community to commune with the very life of Jesus. What a joy it is for us! What a joy it is for them and their families! I pray that they will always be as close to Jesus as those children that we see in this picture. I pray that they may always feel such joy in being Catholic Christians. I thank you parents for your desire to bring your daughters and sons to the Lord. Thank you to you, our dear catechists, for your dedication, generosity, and sacrifice in preparing our treasures for the reception of the Eucharist. On...

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Truth in Jest

May 16, 2025
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Sometimes There is Truth in Jest Have you ever felt like you have nothing to say for the moment? Have you ever been in a situation where you were expected to say “something” but you really had nothing to say? Well, my dear people, this is where I find myself this week. Perhaps I’m just talked-out and preached-out. My only consolation is that silence, at times, is absolutely golden and delicious. So, I’m going to give myself the permission not to say anything more than what I am writing at the moment, because when one forces oneself to say something or anything when one is not so inspired, what comes out of oneself is usually not worth anything. Perhaps this is the message for this week: When you have...

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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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