We’re not all “finished products”; we’re all in the process of growing in maturity. Everyone…
“What’s the secret to happiness?” a friend of mine asked his Japanese friend, who is…
Seeing parents bring their children back to our parish school last Tuesday filled me with…
Our First Reading from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7) states: “My house shall…
“Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right…
Incarnation is blessed! Our parish is vibrant, faith-filled, and active. Many people have returned to…
Greetings! It’s summertime! I hope you’re enjoying it! It’s that time to go on vacation…
Greetings! It’s our annual Carnival in our parish, a weekend of fun, community building, and…
Yes, it’s how many of us raised in the Catholic Church refer to the Solemnity…
Let’s celebrate! Hieu Nguyen, who we adopted as our seminarian and spent his parish internship…
AS I attended the First Mass of a newly ordained priest, his words during his…
“For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with…
“Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever…
The Gospel on this Third Sunday of Easter (April 23) is full of emotions: the…
Greetings! We’re still in Easter! But Easter is not just a one-day celebration. It goes…
“It’s a given,” I told someone last week. “It’s a given that when you’re a…
THIS Sunday’s (January 22) Gospel presents Jesus’ intimate but challenging way of following him as…
A close friend asked me what one word I could think of to describe my…
A CHARMING legend about the birth of Jesus relates that the shepherds hurried to the stable with…
Everything in life takes time to grow, flourish, and bear fruits. It’s true in any…
“You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.” (2 Samuel 5:2)…
IN my homily last Sunday (November 6), I spoke about courage. I said that courage…
November is the month dedicated to remembering our deceased relatives, friends, and parishioners. I’d say…
Greetings! The Book of Wisdom (11:22-12:2) in our First Reading, this Sunday’s Mass, states: Before…
THE judge in last Sunday’s (October 16) parable on prayer and the Pharisee in this…
We’ve got to keep moving, trusting, and persisting amidst life’s difficulties and challenges. We’ve got…
“Have faith in God. Be strong.” It’s the advice we give to a family member…
THE fundamental question we Christians should ask ourselves is: What difference does our faith in…