This afternoon, in this holy Mass, we have entered the healing presence of the Lord. In the Gospel we read how, after his Resurrection, Jesus appeared before the disciples and showed them his wounds, in his hands, his feet, his side. Those wounds, inflicted upon Christ crucified at Calvary became the source of healing in...Read More

Introduction I am delighted to be with all of you this morning at Saint Clement for my first visit to this parish community. I am grateful to Deacon Paul Gifford for his warm welcome and gracious hospitality. I am also grateful that the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities have come together to celebrate the Eucharist and...Read More

President Yam, my brother priests, Father Braden and Father Kennedy, dear School Sisters of Notre Dame, members of the Board, the faculty, and the staff, dear benefactors and students, and all dear friends in Christ, Introduction How fitting it is in this joyous season of Easter to celebrate another joyous occasion, as we offer Mass...Read More

Introduction Aesop, in one of his fables, give us this memorable phrase: “A man is known by the company he keeps.” People know what kind of persons we are by the friends we make and keep. In today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the leaders of the people pegged Peter and John as...Read More