In taking this step towards the diaconate, you seek to answer Jesus’ prayer for laborers for the harvest. An acolyte, “akalouthos”, is a follower of Jesus Christ, a disciple, and a co-worker with him in the vineyard.Read More

When we are doers, not talkers, when we build on solid rock, we experience over time a growth in intimacy with the Lord, a greater sense of communion with his Church, and a greater affinity with the poor with whom Jesus identifies.Read More

Indeed, the beginning of a new year of grace sheds light on the most essential role of your pastor and of every pastor, namely, to lead the people he serves to share every more deeply in all that the Lord taught and did to bring about our salvation: the mysteries of his Incarnation, his life...Read More

During this new liturgical year, let us resolve that as individuals and as a Church community that we will share more deeply in Christ’s love for us, that we will grow in the likeness of Christ, and that we will be the Lord’s witnesses and missionaries in the world.Read More

This Thanksgiving Season, we can show our thankfulness by recognizing the face of Jesus in those who are in need. We can show our gratitude by reaching out to those in need and helping them in very real and concrete ways.Read More

En esta temporada de Acción de Gracias, podemos mostrar nuestro agradecimiento reconociendo el rostro de Jesús en los necesitados a nuestro alrededor, y dejándonos inspirar por nuestra gratitud para actuar al respecto.Read More

We can learn from St. Clement Mary Hofbauer that spirit of prayer, that undivided love for the Lord, that zeal for the Gospel that made him such a joyful and effective evangelizer – one who proclaimed by word and deed his allegiance to Christ, the only One who is Savior of the Word, Lord of...Read More

Today, in Confirmation, you receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit to help you choose to live in Jesus’ Kingdom every day of your lives.Read More