Month: June 2024

In 1776, when the American Revolution was beginning in the east, another part of the future United States was being born in California. That year, Franciscan missionaries founded Mission San Juan Capistrano, the seventh such Mission in the west. The …

When we hear the two stories of today’s Gospel (Mark 5, 21-43), it is tempting to focus on this Synagogue leader Jairus. He is so different from the other leaders who will have nothing to do with Jesus. It is …

Según Marcos 5, 21-43: “Jesús la cogió de la mano y le dijo: ‘Talitha qumi’ (que significa: ‘contigo hablo, niña, levántate’). La niña se puso en pie inmediatamente y echó a andar –tenía doce años. Y se quedaron viendo …

The ancient Greek word “sozo” is synonymous with the Latin word “salus.” Each word means both “to save” and “to heal.” Throughout the Gospels, not just the Gospel of St. Mark, Jesus is always saving and healing, He …

El domingo que viene, vamos a celebrar que Dios es fuente, fuerza, y camino de nuestra vida. Al darle gracias por su constante donación, pidamos que sepamos abrirnos a Él cada vez más.

Vamos a estar reunidos el domingo para …

We are a community that relies on living memory and life-giving memory. We remember our ancestors in the faith, both to give thanks for them and to learn lessons from them for today. The two Saints whose lives the Church …

St. Irenaeus, whose feastday is celebrated throughout the Catholic world today, was a spiritual and theological bridge between Eastern and Western Christians in the second century. As a young man, he heard the preaching and teaching of the early Christian …

The Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew’s Gospel runs for three entire chapters (chapters 5 -7). Many Scripture scholars maintain that it was likely not a single sermon or “homily” given by Jesus, but a collection of His teachings, …

This sounds a lot like the advice we might get from our parents or grandparents: “Take care of the inside and the outside will take care of itself.”

Integrity, consistency, and transparency are precious qualities to be found in any …

Part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), is a reminder that He calls us to observe and obey what has been called the “Golden Rule.” This Rule is not exclusive to Christianity or to the Gospels, it is …