Loving Christ, Loving Others
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. Our parish mission is:

To proclaim the Gospel of Christ to our local community in word, deed, and truth.
EASTER SUNDAY
Childish or Child-like?
The Gospel for Easter this year reminds me of little children. Mary of Magdala runs from the tomb when she sees it has been opened. Then Peter and the other disciple race each other to the tomb. The other one wins the race but Peter goes in first (John 20:1–5). Besides running like excited kids, there is another way they are like children. Remember the Gospel about St. Thomas, who would not believe Jesus’ resurrection until he could see him? Compare that to the disciple in today’s reading, who “saw [the empty tomb] and believed” (John 20:9). That is the kind of faith we find in a little child. Children will believe in things they cannot see, especially if there is a good reason. We “bribe” them into believing in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy by giving them Christmas presents or money under the pillow. If we teach them that God made them and loves them, if we love them ourselves and teach them to love others, they will have good reasons to believe in a real and loving God. As they get older, we can teach them how to pray, save money for the poor, visit the sick, or volunteer to help the homeless. Jesus didn’t say that only children could enter the Kingdom. He said we must become like children if we want to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3). Becoming like children does not mean being selfish or stubborn, throwing tantrums when we don’t get our way. Those are childish behaviors that we put aside. Instead, we can keep a child-like faith and trust in God. Teaching them about God is a great way to help our own faith to grow. By giving them real examples of God’s love for them, they will continue to believe long after they have given up the fairy tales of childhood.
DOMINGO DE PASCUA
¿Infantil o ingenuo?
El Evangelio de Pascua de este año me recuerda a los niños pequeños. María Magdalena sale del sepulcro corriendo cuando ve que está abierto. Luego Pedro y el otro discípulo hacen carrera para ver quien llega al sepulcro primero. El otro gana pero Pedro entra primero (Juan 20,1-5). Además de correr como niños emocionados, hay otra forma en que son como niños. ¿Recuerdas el Evangelio sobre Santo Tomás, que no creía en la resurrección de Jesús hasta poder verlo? Compáralo con el discípulo de la lectura de hoy, que “vio [el sepulcro vacío] y creyó” (Juan 20,9). Ese es el tipo de fe que encontramos en un niño pequeño. Los niños creen en cosas que no pueden ver, especialmente si hay una buena razón. Los “sobornamos” para que crean en Santa Claus o en la Hada de los Dientes dándoles regalos de Navidad o dinero debajo de la almohada. Si les enseñamos que Dios los creó y los ama, si los amamos nosotros mismos y les enseñamos a amar a los demás, tendrán buenas razones para creer en un Dios real y amoroso. A medida que crezcan, podemos enseñarles a orar, a ahorrar dinero para los pobres, a visitar a los enfermos o a ofrecerse como voluntarios para ayudar a los desamparados. Jesús no dijo que solo los niños podían entrar en el Reino. Dijo que debemos volvernos como niños si queremos entrar en el reino de los cielos (Mateo 18,3). Volvernos como niños no significa ser egoístas o tercos, ni hacer berrinches cuando no nos salimos con la nuestra. Esas son conductas infantiles que dejamos de lado. En cambio, podemos mantener una fe y una confianza en Dios como las de un niño. Enseñarles acerca de Dios es una gran manera de ayudar a que nuestra propia fe crezca. Al darles ejemplos reales del amor de Dios por ellos, seguirán creyendo mucho después de haber abandonado los cuentos de hadas de la infancia.
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Only love makes way for unity, which is the fruit of God’s action. For a Christian, having enemies is forbidden. We must love all people, not just those who think like me, or practice the same faith as me. The important thing here is to ask myself what makes me the master of my heart. Or even better, what allows the Lord to be the master of my heart? Is it love or hatred? If, despite wanting to forgive, I cannot do it because I have been a victim of terror or hatred, then I need to ask that question: Who is the master of my heart? Love offers something new to us: to include the enemy, so that it is not hate or revenge that has the last word. In the reign of the Holy Spirit, evil is never the end.
MASS TIMES
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS (Holy Mass)
Monday - 9:00am-Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Tuesday - 10:30am Mass at the Chapel in the Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal
Wednesday - 9:00am Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Thursday - 9:00am Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Friday - 11:00am at the Chapel in the Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal
Saturday - 4:30pm English
Sunday - 8:30am Spanish
11:00 am English
Holy Days of Obligation - 6pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Every Saturday from 3:30pm-4:20pm
Lunes - 6:30pm Grupo de Oracion Segundo y Cuarto de cada Semana del mes (y si hay quinta)
