What Saint Nicholas and John the Baptist have to teach us about preparing for Christmas.

William Holman Hunt’s painting,  “Light of the World,” shows Jesus knocking on a door. Hunt says he wants us to let him in.  Is he also inviting us to come out?

On the Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Javier reflects on the difference between prophetic hope and wishful thinking: “God is ready to gather the remnants of your life. God is always ready to help you hope anew. The question for you today is: are you ready to receive that word?”

How we then discover that God has always been with us in the changes and chaos of our lives, helping to rebuild our “Temple” stone by stone.

How do we, with the gifts we’ve received at Baptism, become part of a community that both forms us and calls us to leadership?

Hear Bishop Mary’s reflections on her ministry as Bishop of The Diocese of El Camino Real and how those experiences shape her call for all of us to ministry in our world today.

Are we a Pharisee church or a Tax Collector church. A reflection on what Jesus might be telling us in a well know parable.

On the nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Javier reflects on the parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge: “with the persistent widow’s example, Jesus shows us what it means to pray always and not lose heart. It means prayer, not only in private, but also in public. It means praying with our words as […]

Before we’re called to believe, or profess our faith, or confess our sins, God wants us simply to remember.

On the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Javier reflects on 2 Timothy and the laying on of hands: “we are all ordained into Christian ministry. You do not have to preach like Peter, you do not have to pray like Paul: the call isn’t just for the clergy. The call is for all of us. […]