https://youtu.be/2B1IK6PvfMA “When I was a little boy, my grandmother kept a record of my growth on the door frame of her closet. On every visit, I’d stand very straight against the door frame and Nana would take a pencil and mark my new height on the wood,” said Father Jerry. “Then she would take a […]
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THIS WEEKEND, June 13 and 14, is our first public celebration of the Mass in nearly 3 months. The two Sunday celebrations on FOR THE SUMMER will be at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. (PLEASE NOTE the TIME CHANGE to allow for the cleaning of the worship space.) During the summer months, we are changing […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Barnabas
https://youtu.be/pAkXrSEbcYI “It is easy to compartmentalize one’s spiritual life and create comfort zones to feel right about oneself,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily, “One can also rationalize that reconciliation is secondary to worship and can be handled whenever. The phrase ‘your brother or sister has something against you’ suggests cases where we have wronged […]
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https://youtu.be/8lLJrO_r65E Saint Augustine was walking along the seashore, contemplating how God could be three persons in one God. He encountered a little boy filling his bucket with water from the sea and emptying it into a hole he had dug in the sand. Augustine asked the boy, “What are you doing?” The boy responded, “I’m […]
Continue ReadingFinding Grace within our Republic of Suffering
A Statement by Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego A deep and crippling sadness envelops this nation that we love so deeply. The peril and the burden of pandemic have worn us down. We have become isolated, cut off from so many of the joys that give meaning to our lives, and in many cases […]
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