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June 2022

June 30, 2022

War in Ukraine continues, evening of prayer and community

On Tuesday, June 28th, about eighty people gathered at my parish, Corpus Christi Catholic Church,...

May 2022

May 22, 2022

How to resolve conflict: Gather, Pray, Solve

During the Easter season we have been hearing from the Acts of the Apostles; a...

May 08, 2022

Jesus calls us Sheep

Sometimes we use the name of an animal to describe a person’s personality, or one...

March 2022

March 26, 2022

When was the Prodigal Son Forgiven?

We are all familiar with the Parable of the Prodigal Son. There is a risk...

March 06, 2022

Get things right with God

When I was a brand-new seminarian, I had to choose a local outreach location where...

February 2022

February 20, 2022

What shall I return to the Lord for his goodness to me?

Whenever we give a gift, deep down, we always expect something in return, don’t we? ...

February 13, 2022

Deep Roots Homily

I recall that in 1993, my dad bought over 100 pecan trees from a farm...

January 2022

January 30, 2022

Jesus in Nazareth: Homily on love

One of my seminary professors who is now Bishop of Geneva, Switzerland, started class one...

December 2021

December 25, 2021

Christmas Homily 2021

Many years ago, I met an elderly priest in North Augusta, South Carolina, who dedicated...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Suffering and Hope in Christ Homily

Suffering is one of the greatest mysteries we face as human beings, a mystery that...

September 2021

September 16, 2021

Take up the cross and follow me

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow...

September 07, 2021

Jesus Heals Our Wounds

When we are sick, it makes no sense to wait until we are healed to...

August 2021

August 03, 2021

Approaching God for the Wrong Reason

During my first few years as a priest, I would travel about one hour twice...

July 2021

July 25, 2021

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly – Guardians of Shared Memory

Some time ago during a conference, the speaker shared with us words of Pope John...

July 19, 2021

Come away and rest a while

While in the Seminary, right before classes began, we started the year with a silent...

July 11, 2021

On God’s Providence

Imagine God creating the universe. Darkness, a void, with the Spirit of God hovering over...

July 06, 2021

Homily of a New Pastor

Nine years ago, also on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary time, I began a new...

August 2020

August 02, 2020

Homily: Jesus comforts us

When a child is startled or scared, what does that child usually do? That kid...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Homilia para la Misa de Navidad

Después de preparar nuestros corazones por todo un mes durante el Adviento, hoy hacemos una pausa con toda la Iglesia para reconocer que...

December 12, 2019

Our Lady of Guadalupe Bilingual Homily

Hoy celebramos a la mujer que mejor nos enseña cómo vivir este tiempo de Adviento:...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

Does the priest ever run out of hosts?

When I was a child we lived in the country side about 20 miles south...

March 2019

March 17, 2019

From the desert to the mountaintop, a Lenten homily

As a child growing up in Peru, I would see majestic mountains all the time. ...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

Homilia para Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Hoy celebramos a la mujer que mejor nos enseña cómo vivir este tiempo de Adviento:...

September 2018

September 09, 2018

He called the sick, not the healthy

When we are sick, it makes no sense to wait until we are healed to...

September 02, 2018

Perfect Gifts and the Father of Lights

I remember one time when I was fourteen or fifteen years old, riding on the...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Homily on the Eucharist

When I was a kid, I remember asking my mother once at Mass right before...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Good Friday: I see his blood upon the rose

I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his...

December 2017

December 24, 2017

A Christmas Homily

During those few days that it got cold a few week ago, I sat for...

December 13, 2017

Homily for Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spanish

En el libro del Apocalipsis, San Juan describe a una mujer envuelta por el sol,...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt

Today I had the opportunity to concelebrate the morning liturgy at Saint Ignatios of Antioch...