Many Honor God Only With Lip-service

As with the Pharisees and scholars of the Law 2,000 years ago, many honor God only with lip-service. Many have made religion the following of human regulations and traditions which enable them to void God’s key commandments of loving our...

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“In Persona Christi”

As you read this message, I’d still be attending the retreat with Bishop Barber and the rest for the junior clergy of the Diocese. The week has been grace-filled: praying together especially the Eucharist, catching up after not seeing each...

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Ramon, our be-dimpled seminarian (we discovered this only because of the “Shave the Beard” challenge, remember?), will be ordained as Deacon this Saturday, August 14 at the San Jose Mission Church in Fremont! We are truly grateful to have been...

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Pray for Vocations

We recently celebrated the memorial of Saint John Marie Vianney, patron of parish priests. I look at my own priesthood – its ups and down, its joys and challenges – and I am humbled by the life and vocation of...

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