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?”
Continue readingGOD WITH US By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The readings for this Sunday make us reflect on the mysterious presence of God in everyday events. Sometimes by our human nature, we feel we are traveling alone in our journey of life. We feel God is in heaven, very far
Continue readingThe hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. By Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The readings for this Sunday make us reflect on all the benefits the Eucharist brings us. Saint Paul has a question for us: “What will separate us from the love of Christ?” And he
Continue readingTREASURE, VALUES, THE CHOICE The readings for this Sunday make us reflect on the close relationship that exists between our heart and where we put our interest, in other words, they speak of the heart-treasure relationship. This implies our values and the choices we make for our life. The Gospel
Continue readingTHE WEEDS AND THE WHEAT. GOOD AND EVIL. By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The readings for this Sunday call us to reflect on: human nature, the conversion of sinners, prayer as a help for conversion and finally, final judgment: the prize for the just Christian and the disgrace of
Continue readingTHE PARABLES AND THE SOWER PARABLE by our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Jesus used a lot of parables to explain the Kingdom of God and God the Father’s will. A parable is a way to convey hidden truths about the kingdom of God. Parables are short stories and images taken
Continue reading14th Sunday in Ordinary Time GENTLE AND HUMBLE By our pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The readings for Mass this Sunday invite us to reflect about humility. Humility is the queen of the virtues, because humility inclines our heart towards truth and grace. We can know the depth of truth only
Continue readingSAINTS PETER & PAUL By Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Today -Sunday- in many churches the Apostles Peter and Paul are commemorated. Both were martyred in Rome, Italy, in the first century. Rome has a lot churches but four of them are big and beautiful: the Basilica of Saint Peter, the Basilica
Continue readingSOLEMNIDAD DE LA SANTÍSIMA TRINIDAD Para este domingo celebramos la Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad. Esta solemnidad es un misterio, el misterio de Dios. Como misterio tengo que decir que podemos conocer algo pero que desconocemos gran parte. Acerca de Dios conocemos lo que él mismo se ha revelado a
Continue readingHoy celebramos la Solemnidad de Pentecostés, el día que el colegio apostólico y María están reunidos y desciende sobre ellos el Espíritu Santo. Con ello la Iglesia, fundada por Jesucristo, inicia su misión de Evangelizar, que ya Cristo había dado a los Apóstoles pero que por miedo a los judíos
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