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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time | 25º domingo del tiempo ordinario
September 18, 2020
Isaiah 55:6-9; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a
This past New Year’s Eve, Danielle Franzani was working as a server at the Thunder Bay River Restaurant in Alpena, Michigan. A single mother and recovering...
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time | 24º domingo del tiempo ordinario
September 13, 2020
Homily for September 13, 2020
Sirach 27:30-28:7; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35
The United States is bordered by two oceans, the Atlantic and Pacific. But it is covered in a sea of red ink. The federal...
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time | 23º domingo del tiempo ordinario
September 4, 2020
Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20
The triple-digit temperatures that are forecast this weekend in the Santa Ynez Valley are hopefully the last we will see until next year. We pray that they are the last gasp...
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | 22º dom. del tiempo ord.
August 28, 2020
Jeremiah 20:7-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27
Bo Diddley, a member of the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, once said, “Don’t let your mouth write a check that your tail can’t cash.” St. Peter...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski