September 29, 2013 - The "knowing-doing problem" occurs when one *doesn't* turn knowledge into action. Jesus asks today- Can we know about poverty but ignore it?

Preacher: Reverend John Kerrigan, Deacon of the Catholic Community

September 22, 213 - Jesus tells the parable of the estate manager, who, about to be fired, reduces the debts of the rich man's slaves in order to be well thought of. Jesus praises the manager for his clever actions and reminds us that we can't serve two masters- God and Wealth.

Preacher: Fr. Nathan Castle, OP, Pastor/Director of CCAS

September 15, 2013 - The gospel today recounts the father's celebration upon the return of the prodigal son, to the dismay of the older son. Both sons dishonored the father, but the father rejoiced and loved them both. We must always love our sisters and brothers, even when they act foolishly.

Preacher: Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, OP, Parochial Vicar / Associate Director of CCAS

September 8, 2013 - The gospel reading for today seems decidedly odd: "You must hate your family, in order to be my disciple". But this must be placed in context of the times, where it was customary for clans to stick together while shunning or even disliking other families. So Jesus' words were meant in the spirit of embracing our neighbors, instead of only our close family. Do we love a few to the exclusion of all others?

Preacher: Fr. Nathan Castle, OP, Pastor/Director of the Catholic Community at Stanford

September 1, 2013 - This Sunday's theme is humility, with Father Xavier giving the example of an irate customer yelling angrily at the airline clerk, "Do you know who I am?", whereupon the clerk asked over the PA, "Can anyone tell this man who he is?" God humbled himself so that his body and blood fits inside us. We too must strive to be meek, until we are called to glory in the resurrection.

Preacher: Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, OP, Parochial Vicar/Associate Director of CCAS

August 25, 2013 - As members of Stanford's community, we strive passionately for new knowledge, to push the envelope. Do we also strive to have the best spiritual life we can? Many are turned from the narrow gates as evildoers and disbelievers. Let us strive as hard for closeness to Jesus as we do for understanding the physical world.

This is Fr. Isaiah's last sermon at Stanford's CCAS. We already miss him but thank him for 3 beautiful years with us. We wish him continued passion in his new life in San Francisco. Godspeed, Fr. Isaiah!

Preacher:Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar /Associate Director of the Catholic Community

August 18, 2013 - In the Gospel, Jesus tells of bringing division to mankind, not unity. Yet, we are united through the Eucharist, the One Body of our Lord. What can He have meant? While we are united with others through our baptism, our own body and soul may be divided- our mind telling us one thing, while our body does something else. We are therefore called to heal the divisions within ourselves, always looking to Christ, who endured the shame of crucifixion to save us, as the supreme example.

Preacher: Father Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar /Associate Director of the Catholic Community

August 11, 2013 - The Holy Father teaches that the opposite of faith is not unbelief—rather, it is idolatry. We wander from one lord to another, from things that keep us away from the one person who created, loved and calls us to be the authentic version of ourselves.. We must ask ourselves if we are equally zealous about our relationship with God as we are about politics, or social justice, or music. We are called individually into a community. As the faith was given to us by others, so is the faith shared with others in the here and now.

Preacher, Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, parochial vicar/associate director, CCAS

August 8, 2013 - The rich man's foolishness was not that he was successful, but rather that he did not thank God, that he took God for granted. Are the things we own leading us to God? Are they uniting us to God and with the rest of the Body of Christ? We must strive to be saints, to focus on leading a life of virtue. May we be the saints of God.

July 28, 2013 - God desires for our perseverance in prayer. He isn't distant, remote, or up-in-the-sky. Our God is near. And He is our friend. The Holy Spirit is the one thing that we can be sure of that God wants to give us. We don't have to bargain for His Spirit, all we need is to ask for it. God wants to share in intimacy with us. He wants to share with us bread and life and His Holy Spirit.

Preacher: Deacon John Kerrigan