Month: August 2020

This Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 15,21-28) can give us a headache! Why would Jesus refer to the Canaanites as “dogs?”

Here’s some background: The woman who encounters Jesus first called out to Him with the words “Son of David.” This was …

“Dios Padre misericordioso, que has creado a todas las personas iguales en grandeza y dignidad, queremos pedirte que nuestra fe en Ti se fortalezca, y seamos capaces de buscar la igualdad de todos, creando a nuestro alrededor toda la …

On the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, we celebrate our belief that Mary, having born the Christ in the tabernacle of her womb, did not suffer the physical decay and corruption of death but …

Feast of the Assumption of Mary/Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

Bilingual Mass @ 10am on Saturday, 8-15-20 (available all weekend)

Today, the Church celebrates this Feast of Our Lady, a feast which is dear to the hearts of …

El domingo que viene, en la Misa vamos a escuchar como el Señor se topa con una mujer cananea, que le pide con insistencia. Y tenía razón para hacerlo, su hija estaba enferma, estaba endemoniada. No se iba a …

Mercy is God’s gift. Legend has it that a certain mother approached the great military conqueror, Napoleon, seeking a pardon for her son who had committed a crime. Napoleon replied that the young man had committed this particular offense twice …

Mañana, vamos a celebrar la fiesta de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María. Esta fiesta tiene un doble objetivo: La feliz partida de María de esta vida y la Asunción de su cuerpo al cielo.

“En esta solemnidad…

In anticipation of the Assumption of Mary, try to pray her prayer, the Magnificat (Luke 1,46–55) with new meaning. In her glory she proclaims the greatness of the Lord and finds joy in God her savior. God has done …

“No hay amor más grande que éste: dar la vida por sus amigos.” (Juan 15,13)

Después de cumplir su misión de servir a la Iglesia en Asia, el Padre Maximiliano regresó a Polonia en el año 1936, siendo director espiritual …

Father Maximilian Kolbe, who died August 14, 1941, was a Polish priest who died in Auschwitz. A theologian and teacher noted for his devotion to Mother Mary, he undertook missionary work in China and Japan before returning to Poland …