November 27th, 2022 – First Sunday of Advent Dear Friends, Every Advent I try to pick a virtue that I will work on in my daily life. And every Advent I come up with the same one – PATIENCE. Does anyone else have trouble being patient? If you said no,…

October 30th, 2022 – Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time “Some people see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” (Robert Kennedy) Dear Friends, Our Gospel this Sunday presents to us the figure of Zacchaeus, who was short in stature,…

September 25th, 2022 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, The parable of Lazarus and the rich man is a masterful depiction of the Christian life and also a clear call to action. We are at first presented with the scene of Lazarus eating the scraps that would fall…

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,…