Pastor’s Postcard

Sunday, January 5, 2025 The Baptism of the Lord and Missionary Discipleship The Baptism of Christ reminds us of our own baptism in the waters he made holy.  We were brought into Christ and his mystical body, the Church, at our baptism.  The Church, by its very nature, is missionary.  Just as Jesus is the…

Sunday, January 5, 2025 The Three Kings The three kings followed the stars to find God made man in Jesus.  Today, many seek God, and the Church must read the signs of the times to bring the gospel to all.  The kings, representing many races and peoples, were so “overjoyed” that they opened their hearts…

Sunday December 29, 2024 Holy Families Do you have mixed memories of your family, fond impressions and sore recollections? The messiness of families and the endearing idiosyncrasies of its members counteract my idealism.  Even Mary was worried when she did not know where her son was.  May every parent be so relieved as to find them…

Sunday December 22 and Christmas, 2024 The Birth of Hope We all love the nativity scene, with the Holy Family, shepherds and kings. I imagine it was a cold night in Bethlehem, but gazing upon the manger, I feel an inexpressible warmth, a tenderness.  I feel wonder that the immense God becomes little in this child,…

Sunday December 15, 2024 PSA and Solar We have some exciting news but need your help.  We are installing solar power to save the parish nearly one million dollars over thirty years.  Our saving on utility bills is projected to be $30,000 to $40,000 per year, even after the cost of installation.  The installation cost…

Sunday December 8, 2024 Prepare the Way of the Lord, Advent Penance Service Our Advent Penance Service will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m.  There will be many priests available to hear your confession and grant sacramental absolution through the ministry of the Church.  I urge you to respond to John the…

Sunday December 1, 2024 Advent and 24 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration We begin Advent this weekend, a liturgical season of watchful expectation, to prepare for the coming of Christ.  During the first two weeks of Advent, we prepare for Christ’s Second Coming in glory, to judge the living and the dead.  During the last two…

Sunday November 24, 2024 November and Thanksgiving Looking back at the month of November, there is much to be grateful for.  We celebrated a Healing Mass, gathered for a parish retreat and prayed with the Missionary Image of Guadalupe.  I saw many of us moved to tears, filled with consolation and joy of the Holy…

Sunday November 17, 2024 PARISH RETREAT THIS WEEK! Please join us this Thursday in English or Friday in Spanish for a parish retreat entitled, Advent of Hope.  Our retreat master will be Jesuit Father Allan Deck.  He is an outstanding speaker who teaches at Loyola Marymount.  Who of us does not need to be imbued…

Sunday November 10, 2024 INITIATION Have you ever seen a breathtaking view and the people with you are missing it because they are absorbed in something else?  You’ve got to see this!  “Rites of initiation were created to interrupt a person’s life and arrest their vision, to stop their habitual ways of seeing life and…