Blog - August 2023

August 29, 2023: "St. John’s witness challenges to us to remember that we are called to teach and preach the truth — even when telling the truth is inconvenient or uncomfortable for others to hear. And this takes courage, it is not easy. Of course, we always need to speak and act with prudence and charity, but never at the expense of the truth."

August 28, 2023: "The priest, as you know, is a shepherd, a position that implies humility; the priest has the simple and humble purpose of guiding and protecting the flock entrusted to him by Jesus."

August 26, 2023: "Holy Mary is the Queen of Heaven, the Lady of All Creation! Clothed with the sun, the moon at her feet, all the angels and saints, the prophets, apostles, and martyrs — all pay her homage....She is the Mother of God, and we are her children, each one of us. She is one mother, and we are many peoples! And today we come to her, from every nation, in faith and filial love."

August 19, 2023: "The beautiful lesson for all of us is that we can never stop praying, never stop talking to Jesus about what we need, about our fears and anxieties. Jesus is teaching us today that we should never lose heart, even when it seems like our prayers are not being answered."

August 8, 2023: "So I was reflecting on how what God is saying about Moses, that beautiful relationship that he is talking about — I think it is the same relationship that we all can have with God. And this is the promise of Jesus Christ. In our prayer, in partaking of the Eucharist, we behold the presence of the Lord and we have friendship with him."

August 6, 2023: "Your founders named this church for the great feast that we celebrate today, the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. And this feast shows us the “destination” of our faith journey, the “goal” of our Christian life."

August 5, 2023: "So in the Transfiguration, Jesus is showing the apostles and all of us a vision of the glory of heaven to encourage us to stay true to our faith, even in hard times."