My sisters and brothers, Praise to you Lord Jesus! As you know on Saturday, August 23, we will have a local election to replace one City councilor. I did the advance voting just this Thursday with some of the parishioners to fulfill my obligation as a citizen and to respond to the call of building up community with care & love. Through this vote we have the opportunity to choose a candidate who will govern locally. But voting is not…
My dear beloved brothers and sisters, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! Around 1 million Catholic youth around the world gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth event. It ran from July 28 to August 3. Pope Leo XIV’s message urged young people to seek authentic relationships rooted in Jesus rather than online connections. He acknowledged the potential of social media and the internet as “an extraordinary opportunity for dialogue,” but he also warned that these tools “ are…