February 26, 2023 – First Sunday in Lent Dear friends, This past Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we began the season of Lent: forty days in which we prepare to celebrate Easter. Truly Easter, the victory of Christ over death after his passion on the cross, is the most important celebration of…

January 29, 2023 – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends, This weekend at Mass, we hear the Gospel passage of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12a. One of my favorite beatitudes is “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” One day in seminary, I was…

December 25th, 2022 – Nativity of the Lord “A God who became so small could only be mercy and love.” (St. Therese) Merry Christmas everyone! On behalf our Fr. Carlos and myself, our amazing parish staff, our parish trustees and lay leadership, please know of our love and best wishes…

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,…