The Lord called Isaiah in our first Bible reading today, Paul and Sosthenes in the second, and John the Baptist in the Gospel.  The Lord calls each of us to be His servant, to be a light to the nations, that salvation might reach the ends of the earth. All we can say is: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.”  How will you serve the Lord this week?  What is God’s will for you to bring light to others and point them to Jesus? This week, I’ll be joining Fr Brad and other pr

As Advent ends and Christmas begins, it is fitting that today’s Bible readings show the intensity of God’s perfect and passionate love for each of us.  What great love and patience our heavenly Father has shown us throughout the ages! God’s love culminates in the gift of His own Son, Jesus Christ.  This is the peace that the world cannot give. What can we possibly offer in return?   All we can offer is our entire lives as gift in return!  Living our stewardship way of life wi

Good news, everyone! Father Carlos is back from vacation, and we are half-way to Christmas!  It is time to take a moment to rejoice in the Good News that our Savior will come again in triumph one day. Today’s Bible readings on this Gaudete (“Rejoice”) Sunday are filled with reminders of God’s final victory over suffering and injustice, and encouragement to remain steadfast in our mission to live as faith-filled disciples. Such a day almost seems too good to be true, especiall

Thank you for joining us this Second Sunday of Advent in this Jubilee Year of Hope.  As we draw another week closer to Christmas, our hope in Jesus gets stronger as we honor our Blessed Mother, Mary with two great feasts:  Her Immaculate Conception, on Monday, December 8 (A Holy Day of Obligation) and as Patroness of All the Americas under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, December 12. This week, please pray with me this beautiful prayer to Our Lady of the America