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This morning of Good Shepherd Sunday, I was reading a review in the newspaper about an exhibit at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park (in San Diego) entitled, “7 billion Others.”  The exhibit consists of photographs of faces of people... More Info →

This Sunday is “Good Shepherd Sunday” in the Church and also marks the 52nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations in the Church.  Good Shepherd Sunday is the patronal feast day of our parish here at Good Shepherd and I am grateful to God and to... More Info →

The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, states, “Sacred Scripture teaches the human family what the experience of the ages confirms: that while human progress is a great advantage to man, it brings with it a... More Info →

Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.  He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord... More Info →

So often we look down upon our world.  It is easy to do.  When we daily hear of the great suffering that is inflicted upon people all over the world, the killings, the massive poverty, the human rights violations, all of these events cast a dark... More Info →

Jesus said to his disciples:  “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” (Lk 6,36) Jesus concludes his sermon on the plain in Luke with this commandment to be merciful as the Father is merciful.  Jesus’ command evokes the parallel command... More Info →

Our bodies are temples, sanctified for prayer, dwelling places of the Holy Spirit and the place where we are to offer spiritual worship in Spirit and truth.  “God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.” (Jn 4,24) ... More Info →

“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert…” (Mk 1,12)  Our spiritual lives begin with a trip into the desert.  When the Spirit enters into our lives and we have determined that we are going to set out on the spiritual journey that will... More Info →

“Then Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this?  For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”  And the angel said to him in reply, “I am Gabriel, who stand before God.  I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this... More Info →

“When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No.  He will be called John.”  But they answered her, “There is no one among your relatives... More Info →