Every year in the days following Ash Wednesday those who are preparing to receive the Easter Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, (catechumens) along with those who are already baptized who are preparing to profess full Communion with the Catholic Church (candidates) take a formal step in what is called Read more
Tuesday, February 17 marked this year’s celebration of Lunar New Year. This is a significant moment in the life of much of the Asian community. Last Saturday I celebrated the Lunar New Year with the Vietnamese Catholic Community at the Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Tukwilla. Normally the celebration extends for Read more
Today’s Gospel speaks of the necessity to deny self in the fashion of Jesus. (Luke 9:22-25) Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” Read more
Ash Wednesday Homily – 2026 I recently came across a quote from Flannery O’Connor that seems especially fitting as we begin our Lenten journey this Ash Wednesday. She wrote: “All human nature vigorously resists grace, because grace changes us—and the change is painful.”As we begin Lent, I recognize the truth Read more