XXIV SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Last week I wrote as the title of my reflection: love by loving. Today we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In the Holy Cross we have the most powerful and true sign of love. St. Paul says
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XXIV DOMINGO ORDINARIO LA EXALTACIÓN DE LA SANTA CRUZ Por Nuestro Párroco, Padre Carmelo Jimenez La semana pasada escribí como título a mi reflexión: amar amando. Y hoy, al celebrar la Exaltación de la Cruz, nos encontramos el signo más palpable del amor hecho realidad: la cruz. San Pablo afirma
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Fr. Carmelo Jimenez, Pastor of St. Michael’s On September 6th, many members of the St. Michael family gathered for a bilingual mass with Bishop William Medley who came to Sebree to install Fr. Carmelo Jimenez as pastor of St. Michael’s. After his homily, Bishop Medley presented Patti Gutiérrez, Pastoral Associate and
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XXIII SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN LOVE WE DISCOVER THE MEANING OF OUR LIFE By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez I start this reflection bringing to our minds the story of Cain and Abel, from the book of Genesis: “then the LORD asked Cain, Where is your brother Abel? He answered,
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XXIII DOMINGO ORDINARIO Reflexión por Nuestro Párroco, Padre Carmelo Jimenez Iniciaré esta reflexión trayendo a nuestra mente la historia de Abel y Caín, del libro del Génesis: “el Señor preguntó a Caín: «¿Dónde está tu hermano?» Respondió: «No lo sé. ¿Soy acaso el guardián de mi hermano?” Muchas veces caemos
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XXII ORDINARY SUNDAY By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo The prophet Jeremiah lived between 650 and 586 B.C. in Judah, Jerusalem, Babylonia and Egypt. He is called the “Weeping prophet”. Jeremiah’s sole purpose was to reveal the sins of the people and explain the reason for the impending disaster. In his
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XXII DOMINGO ORDINARIO Por nuestro Párroco, Padre Carmelo Jimenez El profeta Jeremías vivió entre el 650 y 586 a.c. en Judá, Jerusalén, Babilonia y Egipto. Él es llamado el “profeta de las lamentaciones”. El único propósito de Jeremías era revelar los pecados de la gente y explicar el motivo de
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YOU ARE PETER AND UPON THIS ROCK… By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez For this Sunday I will begin my reflection copying a part of the second reading: “For from him and through him and for him are all things.” Certainly everything we are and have we have received from
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TU ERES PEDRO Y SOBRE ESTA ROCA… Por Nuestro Párroco el Padre Carmelo Jimenez Para este domingo comenzaré mi reflexión copiando una parte de la segunda lectura: “En efecto, todo proviene de Dios, todo ha sido hecho por El y todo está orientado hacia El”. Ciertamente todo cuanto somos y
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INTERCESSION IN FAITH, RESPECT IN THE DIFFERENCES By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez For this Sunday, I will base my reflection more on the Gospel, of course that doesn’t mean I’ll put aside the other readings altogether. I would like for us to ask ourselves, “How do I treat strangers?”
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