We are now over a month into this Jubilee Year of Grace and Hope. The holy doors of each of the major basilicas in Rome are open and every arch/diocese across the world celebrated opening Masses in the Christmas season. I arrived in Rome on Sunday for a series of Read more…
The very presence of Jesus Christ in the world as the Son of God is a clear teaching of how God does not remain distant, but rather draws near to demonstrate and share his love. As Pope Francis stated: “The Lord knows the fine science of the caress. In his Read more…
During this Christmas Season, we are familiar with the story of the holy family, who fled a King who sought to take the life of their newborn son, Jesus. They were forced to leave their homeland, family and friends for their own safety. Sadly, many today live in similar circumstances Read more…
Merry Christmas to all, with assurance of prayers for each of you. On this Christmas Day, I remember all of you in each of the Christmas Masses, and the same was true as we celebrated in St. James Cathedral last night. May we open our hearts to Christ today and Read more…
As our Advent journey continues, we are presented in the Gospel today (Matthew 17: 9-13) with Jesus telling his disciples that as the people failed to recognize John the Baptist as the return of Elijah, so too people will fail to comprehend Jesus as the promised Messiah; as the Son Read more…
On Saturday we celebrated our annual Mother of the Americas Mass at the Cathedral. During my tenure in Seattle, this was the largest gathering by far with an estimated 2,000 people gathering for the celebration! The cathedral was overflowing out the doors. The day began at Immaculate Conception parish for Read more…
Advent heightens our awareness of fresh new possibilities still hidden within the Reality and Mystery of God. The grace of Christ awaits to quicken our steps to extend his Kingdom to those trapped in the darkness of their present realities. As the light of the Advent wreath, or the light Read more…
How often do we stop to reflect if my life is in accordance with God’s will? After all, we pray each day in the Lord’s Prayer “your will be done”. Jesus stresses how important the pursuit of God’s will is for those who hope to enter into the Kingdom of Read more…
For this fourth day of Advent we have a passage from Matthew’s Gospel (15: 29-37) [Once again an encouragement to read the Gospel and take time to silently reflect upon God’s eternal Word.] In today’s Gospel, another large crowd has gathered around Jesus. They bring to him for healing “the Read more…