“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…
THE fundamental question we Christians should ask ourselves is: What difference does our faith in…
THE most intimate moments when Jesus would relate to his disciples were during meals. During…
IT was eight o’clock on a quiet night in the municipality of Izalco in Sonsonate,…
NONE of us wants conflict. On the contrary, we all want to live in peace…
One day while I was celebrating a weekday Mass, I asked myself, “If a time…
MY heart is filled with gratitude to God as I think of my family gathering…
WE now have Fr. Ramon Reyes as our new associate pastor at Incarnation Church. He’s…
IT’S my associate pastor’s last Sunday in our parish. The archbishop assigned him to another…
HAPPY Trinity Sunday! It’s the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and…
“THE Holy Spirit is real!” our seminarian, Hieu Nguyen, expressed to me as he went…
MARTIN Buber, the Jewish theologian, tells the story of an encounter between a jailed rabbi…
YOU’VE often heard me say that we’re living in the most challenging time in this…
“I GIVE you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so…
IT’S a special day to celebrate the gift and contributions of motherhood to life and…
AS we commemorate this Palm or Passion Sunday, Jesus’ entrance into the city of Jerusalem,…
IN his book, “Let Us Dream, The Path to a Better Future” Pope Francis acknowledges…
I STILL think of last Sunday’s (March 20) Old Testament Reading on God’s presence through…
NOWADAYS, people would tell me, “The world has so many problems, Father.” “That’s right,” I…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, causing the horrific destruction of human lives and the country, has…
AN old Cherokee story goes like this: An old man says to his grandson, “There’s…
AT times, the thoughts of past scholars are striking because of how they relate to…