The Least Ones - November 22, 2020

Everyone has a name; and we would do well to remember that we are not out searching for money just to put food on our table; and we are grateful to know that God will take care of them but we play a role in caring for them. (Read More…)

Each According to Their Ability - November 15, 2020

If we want to be good and faithful servants then we are called to be grateful for God’s gifts that he has already given us; to look upon him and to ask the Lord to bless us and to help us to invest in the future of our parish; to make our world a better place by using our gifts for the greater good of God and his Church. I ask you to prayerfully consider
giving back each according to their ability. (Read more…)

Giving Your Life Away - November 8, 2020

One of the great privileges we, as Catholic priests, have is to visit people when they are sick and give them the anointing of the sick. I know it sounds strange but it is actually a beautiful moment because people are at their most vulnerable and to come and to be able to pray with them is a real gift. (Read More…)

Window To Christ’s Light - November 1, 2020

The challenge for us, and it is inherent in us, that we see life through our own filters and they can often be the grime-filled filters. Often we have biases and sometimes prejudices and certain filters that are a result of our life experiences. (Read more…)

Love Finds A Way - October 25, 2020

In today’s gospel we hear the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees and Sadducees, who are trying yet again to assail Jesus. They are trying to find something to prosecute him. (Read more…)

The True Gift is God’s Love - October 18, 2020

Once every 12 years, the readings that we hear today coincide with a general election in our country. It seems providential that we hear these readings and talk about state and religion in all the readings, especially now in such a divided time. (Read More…)

Celebrate What Is Good, True and Beautiful - October 11, 2020

You see in the end, it is our choice. If we change our lens, we will change our life. It is true. If we look and seek what is good; what is true; and what is beautiful, we will see it. And that is God in the midst of all things. (Read More…)

Collective Amnesia - October 4, 2020

Many theologians and philosophers maintain that we humans have a common mistaken identity; we have forgotten who we are. We have forgotten that we are children of God, a child of God ,each and every one of us. We have collective amnesia of who it is we truly are. (Read more…)

Change Our Minds and Love Others - September 27, 2020

My friends, there are not different races, different colors in the race there is only one race, the human race.The difference between us is so tiny! We need to own the change we need to go through as humanity and in the United States; and in our lives. The motivation is love. (Read More…)

Relationship Not Reward; Mission Not Money - September 20, 2020

The challenge for us in today’s gospel is not to get caught up into the economy of salvation, the economic system of how God works. But to accept that God’s law is a law of love; abundant, unconditional love. (Read more…)

Forgive and Be Set Free - September 13, 2020

Today, it is all about freedom and to forgive is to remain free every day. Join me in forgiving all who have hurt us from the smallest to the largest. Let no one, let no one take away our freedom. Forgive and be set free. (Read more…)

Remember the Context: Unity and Love - September 6, 2020

The theme of these scriptures is “reconciliation.” But before we jump to conclusions about what is said, it is important to remember the context of the passages of today. There are two things that are really important for us so that we can understand it more fully for our day. The first is context and the second is history. Context and history are especially in applying it to our local situation. (Read more…)

Seekers and Masters - August 30, 2020

The culture of India is an ancient culture. It is thousands of years old. And in that culture, they have come to understand life in four stages. There is great wisdom behind these four stages of life in the Indian culture. And we, who are such a young culture here in America, only a couple hundred years old, have much to learn from that. (Read More…)

Hidden But Beautiful Work - August 23, 2020

All of us are given the keys to unlock and inspire; to unlock goodness and beauty; to unlock kindness and gentleness from others. But they have to see our good work. Often times it requires us to be deliberate; to help them; to inspire them to unlock the inspiration inside of themselves. (Read more…)

Changing Our Minds - August 16, 2020

We are told in scripture that Jesus changes his mind only a handful of times and each time, he changes his mind, at hand of a woman, a foreigner, an immigrant and a refugee.

Here is my homily from last weekend. Please feel free to pass this onto others. (Read more…)

Do Not Be Afraid - August 9, 2020

For most of my life, I have been busy about many things. In all those times, I was trying, to myself at the very least, to prove myself to the Lord. To prove myself worthy. To do all the right things.

Thank you for your patience as I enjoyed some vacation. I had a great time with family and hiking the mountains in Utah. I am back, refreshed and ready to begin again. (Read more…)

Leaven for Our Society - July 19, 2020

Every little word we use and every little action we give and take makes a difference. It may not seem like a huge difference to the world but in fact the collection of those little decisions will make our life fruitful and grace-filled. (Read more…)

Need to Weed - July 12, 2020

Today, God showers us with his grace and will always throw the seeds of the Word of God into our hearts but that we have a need to weed. It is not just a once-off thing, we cannot just weed once a year. It is a continuous process. We keep on weeding from our hearts. (Read more…)

Meek and Humble Church - July 5, 2020

“I am meek and humble at heart…Take my yoke upon you. My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Copernicus in the year 1610 sparked what is now known as the Copernican revolution. He changed the whole world by challenging the worldview. At that time, everyone believed that everything revolved around the earth. (read more…)