??????????????????????? / ???????????????????????
To tell you the truth, I don’t know what to write about this weekend. The only thing I really would like to write about is the matter of the upcoming election, but that’s a...
Desde el corazón
How Important It Is to Educate Oneself/ Qué importante es educarse
I read a lot. I’m always reading. I wasn’t always like this. I remember when I hated to read, especially for school. Funny what life does to you and how it changes you. Somewhere along the...
Our Parish Festival / Nuestra Fiesta Parroquial
Our parish festival this year and in the many years to come needs to be a great success for our parish. This event has always been a time when the community comes together to...
“Here and There” / “Aquí y allá”
1. We took 53 young people to the Franciscan Retreat: Assisi on the Chesapeake. It was a great experience. We first went to Washington DC where we spent the day at a couple of...
A letter to the parish family • Una carta a la familia parroquial
Parish Retreats and Spiritual Formation Two weeks ago I wrote in “From the heart” that I would like to provide parish retreats and spiritual formation presentations and workshops for our spiritual growth and development. Now, I...
Be Not Afraid. We Go Forward / No tengas miedo. Seguimos adelante
When I asked the parish community about going forward with our Master Plan, the overwhelming answer was to go forward. So, Forward We Go! The Master Plan Committee interviewed three architectural firms and chose one to...
Hermanos humildes entre el pueblo
Fray Luís y yo quisiéramos compartir con ustedes la “Declaración de la visión y misión de los frailes franciscanos que ministran en la parroquia de St. Julia” que los dos hemos compuesto como parte del nuevo Plan Pastoral de cuatro años.
Renovar y mejorar
A few weeks ago, Friar Luis and I went on a working retreat to create a new Pastoral Plan for the parish. We worked diligently keeping the people of the parish in mind in all our deliberations and discernment.
Esta es una época maravillosa del año
El otoño es verdaderamente una estación hermosa. Aunque tenemos algunos cambios de colores en los árboles, cuanto más al norte vamos, más hermoso es el espectáculo de otoño de la naturaleza. La naturaleza es una gran maestra.
¿Cuándo aprenderemos?”
De vez en cuando necesitamos hablar de lo que a veces nos consume con preocupación. Con elecciones de todo tipo sobre nosotros, una vez más, nos damos cuenta de lo divididos que estamos.