Dear Parishioners, October has been dedicated as “Respect Life Month.” During this month we have been reflecting on the dignity and identity of the human person from conception to natural death. These reflections come at an opportune time as the California legislature has proposed an

Nice guys finish last. Only the good die young. Look out for number one. These common phrases would have you think that people are generally selfish, competitive, and indifferent to the needs of others. There have been studies on the biological basis of compassion that argue otherwise

On the first Sunday of October, the Catholic Church begins the celebration of Respect Life Month. This is a month to help remind us of our sacred identity, that God created us out of love in, his image and likeness. This God‐given sacred identity imbues within us a dignity that makes

Established in 2003 by the Serra Club, Priesthood Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday of September as a way for Catholic communities to express appreciation for the devoted priests who serve them so faithfully. As we reflect on all the good our priests do, what probably first come

Today is Catechetical Sunday. We celebrate this day to commission our catechists, including our teachers, to go forth and bring the love of Christ to our children, youth, and adults. By way of our baptism, we are all commissioned to go forth and be true disciples of Christ, sharing ou

Every year our Country celebrates “National Grandparents Day” which lands on the first Sunday after Labor Day. Like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, we also have a whole day dedicated to celebrate and remember our grandparents both living and deceased. The Catholic Church also has a spe

The opening verse in Chapter 9 of the Book of Wisdom, sets a tone for the surprising exhortation of Jesus on discipleship in the Gospel of Luke. The Book of Wisdom says, “Who can know God’s counsel or who can conceive what the Lord intends?” In the Gospel of Luke Chapter 14, Verse 25

We have been reflecting on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church.” The previous weeks, we have reflected on the Eucharist as the Gift of Christ Himself, and on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. To

In the bulletin of August 7th, we read from the U.S. Bishops’ document “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church” that the Eucharist is the Gift of Christ Himself. Today, I would like to focus on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. A survey conducted by RealCle

On November 1, 1950, the day after the closing of the 8th International Marian Congress, held that year in Rome, Pius XII solemnly defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. The exact words of the dogma of faith definition, extracted from the Bull R