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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."

July 23, 2023: "Jesus wants our lives to be “rooted” in his life; he wants us to live from him and for him. So that as we grow, we become more and more like him. We are the “good seed” that Jesus is talking about in the Gospel that we just heard today."

July 18, 2023: "Our new bishops reflect that diversity. Msgr. Bahhuth was born in Beirut, Lebanon, Father Elshoff in Cincinnati, Ohio; Father Nunes is from Los Angeles, and Father Szkredka is from Poland. What these four priests have in common is their love for Jesus Christ and their love for their brothers and sisters."

July 16, 2023: "We need to reflect on how we are the “sowers” now. We are the ones that the Lord is calling to plant the seeds of his love, the seeds of his salvation, that he wants to grow in every heart."

June 25, 2023: "It is not easy to live our faith in our society. We face a lot of pressures to compromise our conscience, pressures to accept things that are contrary to the Gospel, contrary to the dignity of the human person."

June 25, 2023: "The prophet Jeremiah was sent by God to speak the truth to the people of his day. But he was forced to suffer, he was persecuted, humiliated, and lied about, as we heard. But Jeremiah understands that God is at his side. We can say that God “has his back,” even when he is suffering. So the prophet understands that the persecution he is going through is a trial, a test of his faithfulness."

June 18, 2023: "This is the beautiful truth of our lives: Jesus loves us such much that he is willing to live for us, to die for us, and to rise and walk with us. Now Jesus calls each one of us to follow him, and to walk with him on the journey of our life, and to serve him wherever we are, wherever he leads us."

June 16, 2023: "The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was pierced by a Roman soldier, as our Lord hung on the Cross, is the most perfect sign of God’s love for each and every one of us. Out of his pierced heart flows the living waters that make us clean, the Precious Blood that redeems us from our sins, and sets us free."

June 10, 2023: "The deacon’s mission is the service of love. So brothers, be servants of love. Serve the Lord and serve God’s people; serve with sacrifice and without fear; serve without expecting gratitude or anything else in return. This is how Jesus served. And this is how you are called to serve."

June 3, 2023: "God gives us priests to accompany and guide us on our path of following Jesus. As we know, our priests are with us at every stage in our lives, bringing us the love of God and helping us to grow in holiness and in our service to God’s kingdom."

May 29, 2023: "These brave men and women died for a vision of the world — that is a world of freedom and peace. They gave their lives to defend the truths that our great nation holds to be self-evident. The truth that all men and women are created equal. The truth that we are all children of one God, endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights — to life, to liberty and to the pursuit of happiness."

May 28, 2023: "The fire that started at Pentecost is meant to keep burning in us! We are called to continue the work of Pentecost in our society. We are called to proclaim the mighty works of God — his salvation and the good news — to everyone we meet. Just as Mary our Blessed Mother and the apostles did at the first Pentecost."

May 14, 2023: "Jesus wants such a close relationship with each one of us, he wants to live in our hearts. St. Paul used to say, “It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me.” That is the friendship that Jesus wants for you, and for me, and for every person!"

May 7, 2023: "Jesus is telling us today is that faith in him is the key that opens every door. We need to make him the way for our life, as we know. We need to live for Jesus and live our lives according to his plan, his teachings. And we can totally trust in his promises, because we are walking with him."

April 20, 2023: "Mayor Riordan was a devoted public servant, a generous philanthropist, a wise civic leader, and a fine Christian gentleman, who worked hard to make life better for those he served, especially for the poorest Angelenos."

April 16, 2023: "And as we know, the Church calls this second Sunday after Easter “Divine Mercy Sunday,” I mentioned at the beginning of Mass, too. That is because in his great mercy, God has given us that new beginning, that “new birth,” that St. Peter talks about. This is the promise of Easter, the promise of the Resurrection."

April 9, 2023: "From this empty tomb, we can walk now in Jesus’ footsteps, following the risen Lord, living with him in friendship. Our whole life becomes a beautiful adventure with him. A beautiful adventure that is destined for heaven, for the love that never ends."