Gospel Luke 14:25-33Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them,“If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.Which of…
Gospel Luke 14:1, 7-14On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. “When you are invited by someone to…
In our world, lines work on a simple rule: first come, first served. At airports, supermarkets, or even at Lourdes where pilgrims wait for the holy baths, those who arrive first receive priority. But today Jesus unsettles that logic with His paradox: “Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will…
In today’s Gospel (Luke 12:49-53), Jesus says: “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” In California, we know the danger and destruction that wildfires bring. Every summer, our skies fill with smoke, homes are threatened, and families are forced to flee. We pray for all…
Dear Parish Family,This Sunday’s Gospel from Luke 12:32–48 offers us a timely and powerful message: stay awake, be vigilant, and live as faithful servants of the Lord. Jesus reminds us that the life of a Christian is not a life of spiritual sleepwalking, but a life of alertness, trust and readiness.He tells us, “Gird your…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,How are you? I truly hope and pray that you and your families are doing well and staying strong in faith and in love. I’m writing to you from Rome with a heart full of gratitude and awe, having experienced some deeply spiritual moments this week on pilgrimage.One of the…
Dear friends in Christ,In Today’s Gospel reminds us of something very beautiful: Jesus teaches us how to pray. He tells us to call God our Father, and to trust that when we ask, seek, and knock, God always hears us and gives us good things (Luke 11:1–13). I feel those words deeply in my heart…
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things… Mary has chosen the better part.” – Luke 10:41–42Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This Sunday, Jesus lovingly reminds Martha—and allof us—that while our service is valuable, the most important thing is to make time to be with Him, to listen, and to rest in…