Catholic Cardinal Reflections

March 9, 2013 - Welcome to a special edition of Catholic Cardinal Reflections. On Saturday March 9th, the Catholic Community hosted a symposium entitled "The Legacy and Unfinished Business of Vatican II: Personal Reflections". Our Third speaker is Thomas C Fox of the National Catholic Reporter. He will present "Role of the Laity Post-Council. We hope you enjoy.

March 3, 2013 - Moses asks a very important question of the burning bush: "Who are you?". God replies, "I am", the entity from which all good things come. The great I Am, the sustainer, nourisher, the source of living water, who desperately wants us to love him. We are called to be saints.

Preacher, Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar/Associate Director of CCAS

February 24, 2013 - Transfiguration

Have you ever experienced transfiguration in any moment of your life? Today's preachers, Fr. Nathan and a senior student Megan, talk about their life experiences on how God deeply touched their mind and got transfigured in a completely different way.

Preacher, Fr. Nathan Castle, OP, Pastor Director of the CCAS, and Megan O'Neil, a senior student at Stanford University.

February 17, 2013 - Lent is the season not about "Me" but about "Me,too."

From today's gospel, Jesus faced a lot of temptations for forty days, and so do we in our life; his humanity is fully linked to our life, saying "Me,too!" However, Jesus remained faith in his mission and his humanity shows us a model of transcending temptations, loving our neighbors, and practicing justice. These are what we are called to do during this Lent: "Me, too!" to our Lord, Jesus Christ and to our neighbor.

Preacher, Rev. Mr John Kerrigan, Deacon of the CCAS

February 10, 2013 - In today's readings and gospel, three people, Isaiah, Paul, and Simon, show the example of how each of them allows God to penetrate the deeper level of oneself and how they are led by God next.We are about to be invited into the season that prepares us for Easter. What we need to do for this preparation is to practice: letting God penetrate ourselvesover our weakness which blocks us from Him andresponding to Him by giving our talents back, so that we are fully alive and avaible to God.

February 3, 2013 - Only by hanging out with someone can we begin to to begin to love them. It's through the loving relationship with God and His followers that we can come and love the truth that God has set before us. Loving God is one step, but allowing God to make you a better person is the next step. Therefore, let us be pliable enough to be corrected.

Preacher, Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar/Associate Director of CCAS

January 27, 2013 - We're always future oriented, looking at tomorrow, at that goal. But, what if the future arrived yesterday? Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing. Jesus came down from heaven to show us how to live life in its fullness, embedded with the deep sense of peace and joy. He showed us a life in which every day we embrace as a gift from the Father.

Preacher, Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar/Associate Director of CCAS

January 20, 2013 - Do you know what you have recieved? Do you know why you follow Jesus? Come and recieve the light and joy of Jesus Christ--and the breadth and richness of our faith.

Preacher, Reverend Mister John Kerrigan, Deacon of the Catholic Community

January 13, 2013 - John's followers had great expectations of him, expecting him to be the Christ. But John said he, too, was waiting for something greater to come. Baptism was Jesus' way to imprint himself into our very existence, into the people of God. We should expect that He hears and He answers our prayers, but God knows how to bring us into the fullness of life so much better than we, in his own way and his own time.

Preacher, Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP, Parochial Vicar/Associate Director of CCAS

January 6, 2013 - The Magi were scholars of mathematics, and like most of the Stanford community, were seekers of knowledge. Characteristic of such learned persons is that they know much, but also know that there is much more that they don't know. We should use our finite mind to always seek to know our infinite God and his plan for us. Preacher, Father Nathan Castle, OP, Pastor and Director of the CCAS.