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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.

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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Getting to Know You

At the end of today’s Gospel, when the foolish virgins return from the quick shop with the oil, they are locked out of the wedding. The groom answers their pleas, not with a question, “Why weren’t you ready?” but with the statement, “I don’t know you” (Mt 25:12). Now that sounds kind of odd, if the bridegroom represents the Lord, because God knows everything, and everybody. In Matthew’s Gospel, this phrase seems to imply that “because you made no effort to know me, I don’t know you.” In other words, the oil in the parable stands for knowing the Lord. Or at least making an effort to know him.

So what am I doing to get to know Jesus? One way to know someone is to act like them. Actors who portray a real person try to watch videos of that person to see how they talk, walk, relate to people, what kind of posture they have, how they dress, etc. We can act like Jesus by following his example of care for the poor and the sick, forgiving people who have done wrong, teaching people about God’s love, feeding the hungry, and giving God the credit for what we do.

Another way to get to know someone is to talk to them. The more we pray, the more we get close to Jesus. We can praise God for Creation, we can thank God for all the giving (and forgiving!) We can ask for help for those we love and for God’s strength in our weakness (2 Cor 12:9). But we don’t get to know someone if we do all the talking. Our prayer can include time to be quiet and listen to the Lord. We also listen to God by reading God’s words in the Bible. And God can speak to some people in art, song, or poetry. The advice and wisdom of friends and relatives can also be God speaking to us. Hopefully, we can all find ways of getting to know the Lord, so that God can “recognize” us as friends. 

Tom Schmidt








Trigésimo Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

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Al final del Evangelio de hoy, cuando las vírgenes insensatas regresan de la tienda con el aceite, se les excluye de la boda. El novio responde a sus súplicas, no con una pregunta: "¿Por qué no estaban listas?" pero con la afirmación: “No las conozco” (Mt 25,12). Eso suena un poco raro, si el novio representa al Señor, porque Dios sabe todo y conoce a todos. En el evangelio de Mateo, esta frase parece implicar que “como no se han esforzado en conocerme, yo no los conozco”. En otras palabras, el aceite de la parábola representa conocer al Señor, o por lo menos hacer un esfuerzo por conocerlo.

¿Qué estoy haciendo para conocer a Jesús? Una forma de conocer a alguien es actuar como esa persona. Los actores que interpretan a una persona verdadera intentan ver vídeos de esa persona para ver cómo habla, camina, se relaciona con la gente, qué postura tiene, cómo se viste, etc. Podemos actuar como Jesús siguiendo su ejemplo de cuidar a los pobres y a los enfermos, perdonar a las personas que han hecho mal, enseñar a la gente sobre el amor de Dios, alimentar a los hambrientos y otorgarle reconocimiento a Dios por lo que hacemos.

Otra forma de conocer a alguien es hablar con él. Mientras rezamos más, nos acercamos más a Jesús. Podemos alabar a Dios por la Creación, podemos agradecerle a Dios por todo lo que nos da (¡y perdona!). Podemos pedir ayuda para aquellos a quienes amamos y por la fortaleza de Dios en nuestra debilidad (2 Cor 12,9). Pero no llegamos a conocer a alguien si nosotros estamos hablando todo el tiempo. Nuestra oración puede incluir tiempo para estar en silencio y escuchar al Señor. También escuchamos a Dios leyendo sus palabras en la Biblia. Dios puede hablar a algunas personas mediante el arte, el canto o la poesía y también mediante el consejo y la sabiduría de nuestros amigos y familiares. Ojala, todos podamos encontrar formas de conocer al Señor, para que Dios pueda “reconocernos” como amigos.

Tom Schmidt

First Communion Class 2026.

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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

Monday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Tuesday - 10:30 am at Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal 

Wednesday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Thursday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Friday - 11:00 am at Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal 

Saturday - 4:30 pm English

Sunday - 8:30 am Spanish

                 11:00 am English 

Holy Days of Obligation - 6 pm


Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday - 3:30 pm-4:20 pm


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