The One Who Sought Him Found Him
Dear Friends, A group of catechists and adults from a few parishes took 130 youth to the Holy Land for twelve days. Aside from the natural beauty and holiness of the place where Jesus Christ spent his years, mostly hidden, was the sincerity of the youth in their trials of life, often very serious. When…
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Only One Thing Is Necessary
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is not that Martha is bad and Mary is good. We all need to serve in one way or another. Martha was distracted and judging her sister rather than looking at herself and at the Lord. How often we fall into that trap: the other has it better than me,…
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Who Is My Neighbor?
This week the gospel (Luke 10: 25-37) is telling us when should a disciple stop, or pause? The answer is: when he/she sees someone in need. Who is my neighbor? My neighbor is the one ‘in need.’ The priest and the Levite pass by, and even cross to the other side of the street. They are…
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Pray That You Will Be A Worker In The Harvest
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Sometimes if I look out on the parish community during a Mass or celebration I sometimes think where will we be in twenty years or where is everyone else. Yet if the Lord looks out on that same crowd, he would see a teaming harvest ready to be reaped. For the…
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He Set His Face To Jerusalem
When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples…
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What is Corpus Christi?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Thanks to St Juliana of Liege we have this feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ. She resisted for twenty years the plea of the Lord to honor him in this. Then realized this was part of her mission 800 years ago as a religious woman in love…
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He Wants To Pour His Love Into Our Hearts
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I was perturbed with a friend of mine because he never asked me about my mom when her dementia got worse, and I couldn’t understand why. So finally, I asked him why he didn’t ask about her, thinking he had something against me or her. The answer he gave me was…
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I Will Raise You Up
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This feast of Pentecost and the readings move me a lot to think that God called me, a big sinner, to his Church and to this vocation even after being very far from him. I see the Church’s great love for me despite who I am. And I hope you have…
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I Will Go Away And I Will Come To You!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Easter Season is nearly over, and I hope you have had an experience of the Risen Lord, of the Resurrection in your life. When Christ comes to us nothing is the same. So, if your life has not changed in these six weeks don’t give up. Especially during this week before…
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They Will Keep My Word
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The gospel this week of Easter answers this question that one of the apostles put to Jesus Christ, just before the gospel we hear today. Why do you manifest yourself to us and not to the others? What is the answer? He shows himself to those who have kept his Word. …
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