Ascension of the Lord

If the disciples had their way, I imagine that they would never have allowed Jesus to leave. Experiencing Jesus’ absence even just for three days turned their world upside down – there was so much grief, pain and helplessness. Now...

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Greetings! Saludos!

The purpose of my email is to FORMALLY INVITE YOU to my diaconate ordination on Saturday, October 21st  2017 in Oakland Cathedral in Oakland, CA and SAVE the date for the Priesthood Ordination On Saturday June 9th 2018 in Our Lady of Mt....

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Kairos Weekend Coming Soon

Last year I had the opportunity to attend the closing ceremony of a Kairos weekend retreat at the women’s federal prison in Dublin. A wonderful team of volunteers, many from St. Raymond, offered an extraordinary weekend of Christian outreach and...

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Last weekend at most of our Masses we heard testimonies from parishioners who recently participated in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA. We were moved by heartfelt testimonies of how they benefited from this parish-based program. The RCIA...

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