FEAST DAY – SEPTEMBER 15TH The title, Our Lady of Sorrows, given to our Blessed Mother focuses not only on her intense suffering and grief during the passion and death of our Lord but throughout his life. Traditionally, this suffering comprised the seven “dolors” or seven “sorro

On September 8th, we will celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. With a very few exceptions, the Church usually celebrates saints’ feast days not on the day they were born, but rather the day they died and entered into eternity. Nevertheless, the Church does c

While there is a lot of good that we can still find in the world, I think we would all agree that we seem to be getting more than our share of bad right now. In the United States alone we have: the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan, the delta variant, hyper-partisanship from our leader

A Lesson in Hope Dropping enrollment, combined with the uncertainty of a pandemic, does not bring to mind fortitude, perseverance, and determination. But that is exactly what sprung forth at our school, and Catholic Schools across the diocese and country, when faced with the challenge

On November 1st, 1950, the day after the closing of the 8th International Marian Congress, held that year in Rome, Pope 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 Bu

On August 11th we will celebrate the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, co-foundress the Order of Poor Clares and co-patroness of our diocese of San José. Even though our county is named after St. Clare, many people do not know about her life. Clare was born on July 16, 1194 into a wealthy

Dear Brothers & Sisters, For the next four Sundays, we will be transitioning from the Gospel of St. Mark to the Gospel of St. John, chapter 6. This chapter is known as the “Bread of Life” discourse. Last week Jesus fed five thousand people with only 5 barley loaves and 2 fish. Thi

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Every year, many people travel to Liberty Island in New York City to visit the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” which is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom. To many people, freedom means something different. Some claim that freed

IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE A GOOD CATHOLIC AND A GOOD AMERICAN? This question is becoming more vital and more significant every day; ; for indeed there is, and always has been, a tension between the two. Marianist priest Fr. Bill Rowland SM does an admirable job outlining the source of that

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is the 4th Sunday of Easter, known as “World Day of Prayer for Vocations”. Many times, when we hear the word vocation, our minds automatically think of the priesthood or a religious order. Vocation in reality is a calling from God to fulfill the purpos