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“Tener Espacio Desierto”

“Having Desert Space”
BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OF CARING AND SHARING
On this second Sunday of Advent we meet two of the main characters of the Advent season, Isaiah and John the Baptist. Both are prophets, the first from the Old Testament and the second, John the Baptist, from the New Testament. He was the chief announcer or precursor of Jesus prior to his public ministry. John the Baptist had been singled out by God in assisting people of his day to prepare for the one who was to come, the Messiah.

We notice from the Gospel reading that he had some strong words for his followers if they wished to respond to his message, a message to change their ways. What he said in coming forth from the wilderness contained an invitation to listen, to repent, to seek forgiveness.

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December 03, 2011 in Advent 2011, Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

"Care and Compassion"

“Cuidado y Compasión”
CONSTRUYENDO EN 100 AÑOS DE COMPARTIR Y CUIDAR
Como sucede con frecuencia, la festividad de Cristo Rey ocurre el domingo antes del Día de Acción de Gracias, como es el caso este año. Viendo las lecturas de las escrituras para la festividad, especialmente el Evangelio, veo que apropiados son los pasajes para esta temporada del año.

Tenemos enfrente la escena del ultimo juicio, la cual probablemente no está muy arriba en la lista de las cosas que más nos preocupan al empezar cada nuevo día. Pero viene a ser como el viejo dicho que he escuchado una y otra vez: “En verdad les digo que cuando lo hicieron con alguno de estos, mis hermanos mas pequeños, lo hicieron conmigo.” Para mi, este pasaje de las escrituras puede ser resumido en dos palabras - cuidado y compasión.

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November 19, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring, Commons, From the Pastor, History, Holiday, Immigration, Outreach, Queen of Angels Centennial, SPRED, St. Vincent DePaul | Permalink

“¿Están Preparados?”

Wisdom window from the sanctuary of Queen of Angels Church, photo by JMH (C) 2009“Are you ready?”
BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OF SHARING AND CARING
How many times does the question “Are you ready?” come up in your life? It’s an issue that faces us each morning as we prepare for work or get the children off to school. Maybe you went on a vacation this past summer. How long did it take you to get everything ready for the trip to be sure that all your needs would be met and maybe somebody else’s, too?

It seems life can be filled with preparations for big and little events that we face from time to time. In the final analysis, all we have is the present moment as it unfolds—God’s invitation to live life to the fullest now!

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November 05, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

"Come to the Feast"

“Vengan al Banquete”
CONSTRUYENDO EN 100 AÑOS DE COMPARTIR Y CUIDAR
Al ver las lecturas de hoy, resultó claro que la idea de un festín o banquete eran imágenes claves en Isaías, en el Salmo 23 y en el Evangelio según San Mateo. Cuando escuchamos de festines o banquetes o recibimos una invitación para ir a una ocasión como esa, hay un cierto grado de entusiasmo que se mueve en nuestros corazones. ¿O experimentamos el contrario, indiferencia o poco interés por tales celebraciones?

De cualquier manera, veo las lecturas de la Escritura de hoy que nos dicen cuando Dios desea mostrarnos benevolencia, cuidados y bondad. Para nosotros hoy, el festín o banquete al cual Dios nos invita, es la celebración de la Eucaristía, esa ocasión semanal o diaria donde el amor y la bondad de Dios se vuelcan en nuestros corazones.

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October 08, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

"Otra Oportunidad"

“Another Chance”
BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OF SHARING AND CARING
One of the thoughts that came to me when I read the first reading from Ezekiel together with the parable Jesus told in today’s Gospel was, “What a lucky person I am!” This is true for all of us. The message in both of these readings highlights how good God is. God gives us another chance when we make bad choices. It is up to us, however, to make a shift in our behavior and follow God’s invitation at another chance when we make poor choices.

The setting for the words from Ezekiel took place in the early part of the sixth century B.C., a time when the Israelites found themselves as exiles in a strange land, Babylon. As a nation they had been defeated by the Babylonians and were taken captive. Reflecting upon their past, they had little hope for the future, but the prophet Ezekiel kept boosting their morale.

Despite any previous wrongdoing on their part, the people were encouraged to look at the possibilities that were theirs. They had the power to choose different ways of living, to distinguish right from wrong, to sort out righteousness from wickedness and to search for options toward a better future. Ezekiel let them know that God would never give up on them.

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September 24, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

“The Cross -- A Reality”

“La Cruz — Una Realidad”
CONSTRUYENDO EN 100 AÑOS DE COMPARTIR Y CUIDAR
En las lecturas de las escrituras de hoy, ambos Jeremías y Jesús nos dan un poco de sabiduría real concerniente a la cruz. ¿Que les pasa por la mente cuando escuchan o leen acerca de la cruz? Siento que podrá no siempre ser positivo. Cuando hablamos de la cruz, con frecuencia es en referencia a reveses en la vida, la mala suerte que la gente experimenta, sufrimiento y algunas veces el misterio envuelto en como Jesús trae salvación al mundo y a cada uno de nosotros. Quizás hemos alcanzado el punto de aceptar el hecho de que la vida no es perfecta y que los conflictos y altibajos son parte de la existencia humana. Sin duda alguna, la cruz es real en nuestras vidas. Mas que nadie, Jesús sabía lo que significaba ir en contra de la cruz, especialmente cuando su valores y creencias de la gente en el poder estaban en conflicto con sus propios ideales.

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August 27, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

“We Are Not Orphans”

“No somos Huérfanos”
CONSTRUYENDO EN 100 AÑOS DE COMPARTIR Y CUIDAR
La temporada de Pascua está llegando rápidamente a su fin. Muy pronto estaremos celebrando la festividad de La Ascensión el día en el cual Jesús dejó esta tierra para regresar al Padre. En la lectura del Evangelio de hoy se nos da una idea de cómo Jesús preparó a los discípulos para la vida después de la Ascensión, cuando el ya no estaría físicamente presente con ellos.

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May 28, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

“Nada Me Falta”

“There is Nothing I Shall Want”
BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OF SHARING AND CARING
Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd,” features strongly in today’s liturgy as the response to the first reading. This is a prayer with which all of us are familiar, whether it is prayed or sung. Somehow it is very comforting. I thought it might be well worth our while to reflect on it, verse by verse in this column. Maybe a new insight about Jesus, who is the Good Shepherd, will strike us and cause us to pray and think about it more often.

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May 14, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring, Scripture Study | Permalink

"Fear, Then Peace"

BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OR SHARING AND CARING
It is just one week since we celebrated the climax of the Paschal Mystery experience, the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. Perhaps we got caught up in the “hype” of newness of the Easter celebration and the fact that spring finally showed up. Consequently, we lost sight of those wonderful stories that tell of the Risen Jesus moving from one spot to another, letting his friends and followers know that he loved them and had, indeed, fulfilled the purpose of his life here on earth.

For a moment let your imagination take you to Jerusalem and the surrounding area, and be a silent bystander of Jesus’ appearances to those most dear to him.

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April 30, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring | Permalink

Lent: "Lord, I Believe"

“Señor, Yo Creo”
CONSTRUYENDO EN 100 AÑOS DE COMPARTIR Y CUIDAR
Estamos todavía al principio de la estación de primavera y me doy cuenta que luz y obscuridad son una de las imágenes mas fuertes este tiempo del año. Dependiendo de la hora en que usted se levante cada mañana, el amanecer puede estar apenas elevándose en el horizonte. Se siente muy bien el saber que se nos regala con otra oportunidad a la vida y podemos ver la luz de un nuevo día. Hasta que se encontró con Jesús, el hombre ciego en el Evangelio de hoy nunca había tenido la oportunidad de ver la luz del día.

En la carta de San Pablo a los Efesios, el nos dice que, “Ustedes fueron una vez obscuridad pero ahora ustedes son luz en el Señor.” Uno de los mensajes centrales de la temporada de cuaresma es vivir la vida diferentemente de tal manera que lo que hacemos y decimos refleje la luz de Cristo y por lo tanto podamos volvernos luz en medio de la obscuridad del mundo.

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April 02, 2011 in Building on 100 Years of Sharing and Caring, Lent 2011 | Permalink

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