Blog - October 2022

October 30, 2022: "St. Peter Claver left everything behind to serve those who were being brought to Colombia in chains, he ministered on the slave boats arriving from Africa. Today let us remember his beautiful vow — he wanted everyone to know that he was: “Peter, slave of the slaves forever.” I’ve been thinking that his life is a beautiful witness to us."

October 29, 2022: "We thank God for all his blessings on this faith community, and we thank him for the love and sacrifices of those who came before us and helped to build this great parish. In a special way, we ask the intercession today of your patron, St. Ambrose, who as we know, was one of the great fathers of the Church, and one of the Church’s most important teachers."

October 26, 2022: "We ask that Our Lord Jesus Christ, in his grace, make this garden a sacred space — a sanctuary where those who are hurting may find healing and reconciliation. In the Church we are joined together in a spiritual bond, made one in Jesus Christ, and united in a beautiful solidarity of charity."

October 23, 2022: "We are called to reflect this Sunday on the power of prayer, as I was saying before, especially I would think the prayer of petition, and the prayer for forgiveness, which we hear in our passage of the Gospel. Prayer, as we know, is the foundation of our friendship with God."

October 23, 2022: "Every year our Mass for doctors, nurses, and health care professionals in every level is a special moment of grace for all of us, and as we celebrate this Mass, we are lifting up the best of the human spirit. We are honoring values and virtues that truly reflect the men and women that God intends us to be."

October 22, 2022: "St. John Henry Newman said that a Catholic college gives students the power to perceive how everything fits together in the “circle of knowledge.” This circle includes the knowledge of the sciences and history, theology, morality, and the arts."

October 2, 2022: "Whenever I read this passage in the Gospel, I am always struck, surprised ,by the apostles’ humility. So in the passage of the Gospel today, they come to Jesus with such honesty and simplicity. They don’t ask him for power or comfort or possessions. From the bottom of their hearts, they ask him for one simple thing: 'Lord, increase our faith!'"