Recently, Archbishop Gomez asked me to become the assistant Vicar of Clergy for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
This position requires a six year commitment, three of which I will serve as the assistant, followed by three more years as the Vicar of Clergy.
This office cares for the well being of all the Priest in the Archdiocese of…
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July 3, 2011
Readings for The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zec 9:9-10: Rom 8:9,
11-13; Mt 11:25-30
After the reign of King Solomon in 597 B.C. the kingdom of Israel fell into civil war and broke into two different countries. The Northern wealthier territory retained the name Israel while the Southern poorer area where Jerusalem was located was named Judah after its most predominate tribe. In 721 B.C. the Northern Kingdom was invaded by the…
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June 12, 2011
Pentecost Sunday Readings: Acts 2:1-11;
1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23
As I write this pastor message we are expecting extraordinary thunder storms during the month of June. I have always been amazed and a little fearful of the power and beauty of thunder and lightning. I realize that science is able to explain this phenomenon, but it reminds us of the unseen power that is present in the universe and world that we are a part of. For the…
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June 5, 2011
Sunday Readings:
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20
The Preface of the Eucharist Prayer for major feast often provides a good summary of the Church’s Teaching for the given day. It is always a prayer that helps us express our gratefulness to God and today, on the Feast of the Ascension this is especially true. It reads as follows: “Father, all powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere…
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May 29, 2011
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21.
In her book, Living in Courage, Debra Oakland listed 144 qualities of love: Acceptance, Accountability, Activity, Adoration, Allowance, Attention, Authority, Awareness, Balance, Beauty, Blessedness, Boldness, Boundless, Bravery, Calmness, Caring, Centered-ness, Charity, Clarity, Command, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Concentration, Confidence, Consciousness, , Consideration,…
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June 19, 2011
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18
One of the great mysteries of the Ancient world was the origin of the Nile, the longest river in the world. In ancient Greece, the source of the Nile was considered one of the earth’s most compelling mysteries, written about extensively by the 460 BC historian Herodotus, who believed the river sprang from between two massive mountains. Later, the Emperor Nero ordered his…
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In my first assignment as a priest I regularly visited an elderly man in his nineties, Jose Holguin. Jose insisted on playing a little jazz piano after I would give him communion. At his age he could not hit all of the proper keys on the piano, but you could still recognize the tune and understand that once this was a very good musician. One day, I was called to the hospital to anoint Jose before a serious operation. When I arrived he was being wheeled into the operating room. The…
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A new pastor was out visiting his parishioners one Saturday afternoon. All went well until he came to one house. Although it was obvious someone was home, no one came to the door, even after he had knocked several times. Finally, he pulled out his card, wrote,…
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