Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"En el momento que entramos al bautismo, estamos explícitamente diciendo, 'yo amo a Cristo.' Estás entrando en una zona de cariño," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración de Domingo de Pascua, y el decimosexto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales. "Pero la zona no está fuera de nosotros. La zona está interior en nuestros corazones. Esto que estamos compartiendo ahorita, es la invitación a entrar a una zona de cariño. Y cuando podemos conocer esta zona de Cristo dentro de nosotros, estamos viviendo en amor."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"We have not seen, but we have believed — and it's 2,000 years later! And we're still believing. So I dare say this baptism has power," Father Perry tells us for the 16th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, and our celebration of the Second Sunday of Easter. "When we get baptized, we belong to Christ. We open our hearts and souls to Christ and to his word. And we decide to walk with Christ everyday."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"El punto de este día es nosotros en Pascua, somos llamados por Dios ser la levadura por el mundo, por nuestras familias," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración de Domingo de Pascua, y el decimoquinto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales. "Yo creo que este día estamos aquí porque Cristo ha resucitado. Si podemos apreciar que hay un llamado este día por cada uno de nosotros, podemos ser levadura el uno al otro."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"You and I come here on Easter. And we come here to be models of faith to be leavened and yeast for others," Father Perry tells us for the 15th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, and our celebration of Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. "And we must absolutely must believe that's who we are. If we don't, what are we doing? Just going through the actions? Or are we saying I truly believe? I believe Jesus Christ has the words of everlasting life."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"Esta cruz no es solo una reverencia personal o individual," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración de Viernes Santa de la Pasión del Señor. "Que como una comunidad de fe estamos aquí, que la cruz puede tener un impacto en nosotros y tener la habilidad de cambiar y transformarnos a nosotros como un cuerpo de Cristo."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"We are dealing with a great mystery, and it is not just simply put," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of Holy Saturday. "We can put it simply. But the truth is it demands from us a real faith; and something bigger than life, and bigger than, really, what we can expect."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"He not only offered the sacrifice, he WAS the sacrifice. And he was so that we could all find freedom, find new life," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. "This is God teaching us how we could be, he we can be. I think in a way we should say how we must be, if we want God to live in us and live among us."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"That's what we always root, back to this moment when the Eucharist was instituted. And here over 2,000 years later, it's what we do. We break the bread, and drink from the cup," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of Holy Thursday of the Lord's Supper. "We share the Eucharist. Christ becomes our food — food for our spirit. And it all began on this night, Holy Thursday."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"I wonder how much, sometimes, we believe that same Spirit poured upon Isaiah, poured upon the suffering servant, poured upon Jesus at this time — even poured upon the crowds who were coming out in amazement to see Jesus," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of Monday of Holy Week. "I wonder if we relish how blessed and anointed we are, and how much we actually live out of that sense of being anointed."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"El poder del pecado es real," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración del V Domingo de Cuaresma, y el décimo cuarto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, y celebración de Domingo de Ramos. "Entonces, yo creo que celebramos esta Pasión de Cristo dos veces esta semana — hoy y viernes — que podemos abrir de la gracia de nuestro Señor y podemos permitir la gracia del Señor a salvarnos, bendecirnos, darnos gracia, y guiarnos a vivir las buenas vidas."