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February 2012

February 11, 2012

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes

Cuando tenía cinco o seis años recuerdo preguntarle a mi mama que debería hacer si...

February 10, 2012

Bishops Studying White House Announcement

[from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]New opportunity to dialogue with executive branchToo soon...

February 09, 2012

HHS Mandate and the Decian persecution

This morning I read EWTN sued the federal government. Click here for article. The US...

February 08, 2012

El Perdon y el Sacramento de la Reconciliacion

La misión de Jesús en la tierra se puede resumir diciendo que Jesús vino a...

February 05, 2012

Dios sana corazones quebrantados

Cuando las dificultades y cruces de la vida se hacen insoportables, muchos se alejan de...

February 05, 2012

The Lord heals the brokenhearted

When the trials and crosses of life become overwhelming, many turn away from God. Consciously...

February 02, 2012

Candlemass

Tonight at my parish we celebrated Candlemass in Spanish. In Mexico, it is traditional to...

February 01, 2012

A funeral eight years ago

The bishop’s miter gently swayed from left to right in front of me as...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Sacramento de la Confirmacion

A través del sacramento de la Confirmación, recibimos la plenitud de la gracia recibida en...

January 28, 2012

Solution for Anxiety: Trust in Jesus’ Authority

Throughout the Gospels, oftentimes the evangelists describe for us how people react to the words...

January 28, 2012

Saint Thomas Aquinas: the Greatest Mind

Today we remember one of the greatest minds who ever lived, Saint Thomas Aquinas. Despite...

January 27, 2012

Bishop Hartmayer on Recent Attack on Freedom of Religion in USA

Letter from Bishop Gregory J. HartmayerTo Be Read at all Masses in Parishes in the...

January 26, 2012

Top Catholic bishop feels betrayed

Archbishop Dolan of New York City continues to express disappointment and dismay at the recent...

January 25, 2012

La Conversion de San Pablo

Hoy 25 de enero, la Iglesia universal celebra la Fiesta de la conversión de San...

January 25, 2012

Conversion of Saint Paul

The universal Church celebrates today the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, a man...

January 24, 2012

US Bishops Vow to Fight HHS Edict

This is unsettling. The U.S. government will force the Catholic Church to pay for insurance...

January 23, 2012

Would the Baltimore Catechism be effective today?

In my previous post I promised I'd discuss the effectiveness of catechisms such as the...

January 23, 2012

An Old Catechism of Christian Doctrine

An elderly parishioner gave me this 1918 catechism which she found forty-nine years ago at...

January 22, 2012

Encontrando la misericordia de Dios

La misión de Jesús en la tierra se puede resumir diciendo que Jesús vino a...

January 22, 2012

Repentance leads to Forgiveness

Repentance is the word that weaves together today’s readings. “Repent, and believe in the...

January 20, 2012

Technology Quotes from the Past

I came across these quotes from a newspaper clipping I cut out in 1996. My...

January 19, 2012

My first baptism by submersion

A few weeks ago I did my first baptism by submersion at the request of...

January 18, 2012

Looks like we got a rev in here

"Look, look! Looks like we got a rev in here.""Nuh huh, he's a priest," said...

January 18, 2012

Beautiful Lima Peru

Today is the anniversary of my native city, Lima the City of Kings. Spanish conquistador...

January 17, 2012

Que es el bautismo? Es necesario?

El sacramento del bautismo es el primer sacramento que recibimos y el más importante. El...

January 16, 2012

Selma: A Battlefield for Civil Rights

Walking down the quiet and beautiful streets of Selma, Alabama, it is very difficult to...

January 16, 2012

De donde viene la Biblia? La Tradicion y las Sagradas Escrituras

Cuando hablamos del evangelio, hablamos primeramente del mensaje predicado por Jesús cuando el habitó la...

January 12, 2012

My early stomping grounds: Lurin River Valley

Last night I came across pictures of my early stomping grounds and want to share...

January 10, 2012

Origin of the Choirs of Angels

The prefaces of the new translation of the Roman Missal now mention several choirs of...

January 07, 2012

Epiphany Homily

The invention of the light bulb has spoiled our experience of light.Even though electricity and...