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By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "The church has always appreciated Mary, especially as a model, as the model of who we should be," Father Perry tells us for the sixth episode of our Advent podcast, for our celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. "We should follow her example, we should say those words.

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Yo creo que si visita a México era por una razón — a ganar toda la gente más cerca a su hijo," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración solemne de Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. "Ella tenía una gran fe en la persona de Jesus. Entonces yo creo que esta visita de la Virgen de Guadalupe a los mexicanos es un evento tan tremendo en l...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "If you have hope but no determination, what is that hope? And if determination is based on hope, there's power behind it," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, for the fifth episode of our Advent podcast. "It's much easier to say your sins are forgiven. What a story. And when we hear it, does it generate hope in us?"

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "John the Baptist, he came to prepare the way. To do whatever had to be done inside to open. To experience. To be ready!" Father Perry tells us for our celebration of the Second Sunday of Advent, and the second episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "And if we went through all of our life without openness to God, does that mean God can't save us? Of course not. B...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Si no vamos a abrir a Dios, ¿qué vamos a perder cada día de esta vida? Adviento está diciendo ven, ven mas cerca; arrepiéntete de pecado, cambia tu vida," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración del Segundo Domingo de Adviento y nuestro segundo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "Camina más con Cristo. Ábrete a la luz....

By Raynaldo B. Matunog "Even if we are talking about the end times, the final day, it's clear that no one knows that except God. But what's certain is the reality of death," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for the first episode of our Divine Mercy podcast, as we celebrate the Second Sunday of Advent. "As we are all aware. And that is why if there's that constant preparation, that's active, tha...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "What does it mean to carry Christ in me? What does it mean to carry Christ in your lives, in your bodies? "Blessed are you among men and women. You have been filled with spiritual blessing," Father Perry tells us for the fourth episode of our Advent podcast, as we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. "We put such emphasis on Mary not to...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "What is the rock? It's God; God is the rock," Father Perry tells us for the third episode of our Advent podcast. "He's the foundation that is so strong; that, if we are building our lives on that, we're connected, we stay in touch with God, we walk with God, we talk with God, we live with God, we love with God. Then, things are different."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "What if we had that kind of faith in the prince of peace? And what if we proclaimed peace in every syllable that fell from our mouths?" Father Perry asks us for Monday of the First Week of Advent, and our first Advent podcast episode. "And what if in order to attain that peace we realise we have to be just. Everybody deserves to eat. Everybody deserves a job. Com...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "These scriptures ... describe something. Kings had wanted to see this. Prophets had wanted to see and hear this, but they couldn't, they couldn't see or hear it," Father Perry tells us for the second episode of our Advent podcast. "Here we are ... and we still don't see it. We still don't grasp hold of the power and need for peace and for justice."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "There are so many ways that we meet Christ. And we come to the Eucharist, and most of all, we come to listen to world," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the First Sunday of Advent, and the first episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast (2024 liturgical year). "The word made flesh: Jesus the Christ. We actually eat the presence of Christ, so that we can...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Jesús está conectando o pidiendo que podamos reconocerlo en los más insignificantes," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración del Primer Domingo de Adviento y nuestro primer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "En este día podemos encontrar a Cristo otra vez y otra vez. Cada minuto de tu vida Cristo está presente. ¿Está...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Su reino es cielo. Y no tenemos que esperar hasta que vamos a morir a entrar al cielo o al reino de Dios," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración de Solemnidad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo. "Jesús está diciendo siempre, el reino es ahora, es ahorita. El reino está entre ustedes y dentro de ustedes."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "We're not just supposed to listen to the word," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, and the 44th and final episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast for the 2023 liturgical year. "We're supposed to love the word, kiss the word. The word is supposed to penetrate into hearts. And when it does, ever...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "When we live in gratitude, anxiety goes; we're releived, we're filled with peace. Amd I think Jesus knew that," Father Perry tells us for our annual Thanksgiving Day Mass. "And today, he offers to us the gift of being a greatful people. En este día de gracias estamos celebrando un día nacional. Y que triste que nomás tenemos un día de gratitud en los Estados Unid...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "If we don't have fear of God — that is, his awesomness and his greatness — we will not look at God and recognise the love and grace and blessing that he's giving right at this moment," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the 43rd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "We can't live in fear, we can't. And we do. But...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Si vienen al Señor con temor … yo creo que recibir su amor y no van a tener miedo," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro cuadragésimo tercer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXXIII Domingo Ordinario. "¿Dios nos ama menos porque somos pecadores? No. Dios es amor. Siempre está amándonos — cuando est...

By Father Parker Sandoval "Jesus has the last word. And his promise is resurrection," Father Parker Sandoval tells us for our celebration of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, for the 42nd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "The great question that determines our destiny is, do we know the Lord? Do I imitate him? Do I love what he loves, which is everyone? If we know the Lord, we stand in the...

Por Padre Fransico Goode, O.P. "Todos tienen que tener su propio aceite. ¿Qué significa entonces para Jesús? A que refiere Jesús, porque parece que el aceite en este caso es algo que tu tienes que tener a ti mismo," nos dice Padre Francisco Goode, O.P., para nuestro cuadragésimo segundo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXXII Domingo Ordinario. "Tien...

Por Padre Jorge Mateos, O.A.R. "Cuando tenemos problemas, siempre lo que trabaja es el cerebro con el corazón. Y entonces ahí que viene las decisiones correctas," nos dice Padre Jorge Mateos, O.A.R., para nuestra celebración del XXXII Domingo Ordinario. "Si solamente vienen del raciocinio, seguramente fallaremos. Pero si vienen de la conciencia que es la voz de Dios, seguramente tu vas a ser certe...

By Father Reynaldo B. Matunog "It's about being prudent in our judgements, in our choices, in our decisions. And that prudence means deciding what is right," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for our celebration of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the 10th and final episode of St. Bernard's Divine Mercy podcast for the 2023 liturgical year. "If we have a choice between good and evil, usuall...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Is that what we want to teach, that we say one thing but then we actually do another? It's hypocritical," Father Perry tells us for the 41st episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. "Right as we say that about them, we hold the mirror up to ourselves and say, what about me? Do I practice what I preach? Do I...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "No vivan sus vidas tratando de impresionar a otras personas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro cuadragésimo primer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXXI Domingo Ordinario. "Vive la bondad porque es la bondad. Y el premio es que tienen la bondad. Y van a sentir una integridad de vida y integrid...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "It's worth more than anything in the Gospel — to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength; and love your neighbour as yourself," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for our celebration of the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the 40th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "First, you love yourself — with all your flaws, all my sins, all my mo...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Queremos amar a Dios y conocer su amor en nuestras vidas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro trigésimo noveno episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXX Domingo Ordinario. "Si yo me amo a mi mismo, con mis pecados, con mis errores, con las tonterías de mi vida, acepto todo. Soy pecador, pero Dios me...