Give Without Fear

by Deacon Oscar Cervantes  |  11/10/2024  |  From the Clergy

Brothers and sisters, we can hear that from the Old Testament God always manifests himself to those who need him, but he also asks us to be charitable.

In the first reading we hear how Elijah asks the widow for something to eat and drink, she knowing that it was the last thing she had, shared it with him and the grace of God manifests itself so that she would never lack something to eat since she with an open heart shared with Elijah the last thing she had.

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God’s Greatest Command

by Rev. Jeff  |  11/03/2024  |  From the Clergy

As we quickly approach the end of Ordinary Time, the Church sums up for us, her greatest teaching, the greatest commandment: “To love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.” When we love, we seek to remain united to, and to abide with, the beloved, and never to offend or be separated. As we love God, then we trust and love all things of God. We are taught of the Father’s love who wants no one to die, but to listen and believe in His Son and follow him into the Resurrection; that we may have life forever.

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

by Deacon Juan Carlos  |  10/27/2024  |  From the Clergy

Today's Gospel, Sunday XXX of O/T (Mark 10:46-52) tells us the story of the blind Bartimaeus, this blind man who perhaps in the morning someone took him to the place on the road where he used to beg for alms, perhaps he did not get up thinking that that day would change his life, when he learned that Jesus was passing near him he sensed that it was the great opportunity for Jesus to do something for him, and began to shout "Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!", The blind Bartimaeus recognizes Jesus as the Messiah by faith, he knows that Jesus can help him, and he shouted insistently for help.

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St. Stanislaus Catholic School Preschool-8th Grade

by Amanda Miranda  |  10/20/2024  |  From the Clergy

In this week’s gospel, Jesus warns His disciples about the importance of acknowledging Him, and the consequences that may come when He is denied. I doubt that most of us deny Jesus by our words, but what about our actions? Jesus not only desires that we practice what we preach, He hopes that we truly practice what we profess to believe. As we reflect on this week’s gospel, we should be asking ourselves if we are truly living as disciples of Christ, or if we have areas in our lives that need some adjustments.

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Lord, All I have is Yours

by ©LPi — Father John Muir  |  10/13/2024  |  From the Clergy

This week we hear of the man who inquires of Jesus how to obtain eternal life. He rejects Jesus’ invitation to sell his goods, give to the poor, and follow Jesus. Mark tells us this devastatingly sad line, “At this saying, his countenance fell and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions” (Mark 10:22). The man’s heart wasn’t centered on Jesus, but on his possessions. Perhaps Jesus intuited this. Now, we don’t know if Jesus intended to actually make him go through with it, like God’s call to test Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac. But sadly, in this case the willingness was not there to entrust everything to Jesus. And this made the man deeply sad.

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October: Missions Month

by Rev. Sergio Arcila  |  10/06/2024  |  From the Clergy

For this year 2024, Pope Francis' message for the 18th World Mission Day has the motto: "Go and invite everyone to the banquet" (cf. Mt 22:9). Every Christian, from his baptism, is called to be a Disciple/missionary of Christ. And this is the task of the Christian Community. Vocation and task, that is, the call and commitment of all to: First, have a "personal encounter" with the Lord Jesus, who invites and exhorts us to conversion, to the transformation of life. Second, after the encounter comes the "following", that is, living in Christ as the WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE. Such following entails a commitment to change and renewal of life and history.

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