August 28th, 2022 – Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends, I always appreciated my grandmother’s description of what a good priest should be like. There was one occasion, for instance, that I could tell she was passionate about the description she was making. She said to me, “Carlos, mijo…

July 31, 2022 – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends, Today that I write these lines marks two years since I witnessed my first wedding as a Priest, on July 25 of 2020. Since May 16 of 2020 when I became a priest, I have been blessed to witness…

June 26, 2022 – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, As we move to summer and not only to the increased heat of nature, but the simmering that can fill our hearts with so much going on in our crazy world, please know our Family of Four Parishes are…

May 29, 2022 – Seventh Sunday of Easter “As Jesus blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.” (Gospel of St. Luke, Ch. 24) Dear Friends, With one line we hear of the Ascension of Jesus to heaven. Through the years I often reflected on this…

April 24th – Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) “The fifty days from the Sunday of the Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated in joy and exultation as one feast day, indeed as one ‘great Sunday’.” (St. Athanasius) Dear Friends, It really was a great celebration for our parishes…

March 27th – Fourth Sunday of Lent Dear Friends in Christ, Almost one month ago, on the day of Ash Wednesday, you and I were invited to return to the Lord with our whole hearts as we boldly, yet humbly, embarked upon our Lenten pilgrimage. At Holy Mass this weekend,…

January 30th – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, Peace of Christ. This month of January for me has felt very different, in that there have been a number of weekends in which I have been absent from the Sunday Mass schedule. I was quarantined the weekend of January…

December 26th – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY, HAPPY NEW YEAR! “Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life. For God did not send…

November 28th – First Sunday of Advent Dear Friends, Peace of Christ. I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! I pray that this weekend was an opportunity to rest, connect with loved ones and give thanks for the blessings we have received. Each year at Thanksgiving, I am always humbled…