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By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Freedom is not free, nor is the peace that comes from the Gospel," Father Perry tells us for the 38th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "[The cross] is the price of the peace that we get. Especially because of all that he suffers, he's able to say those awful words, 'Father, forgive them all. They kno...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Él Evangelio es una verdad, es una vida, que tenemos que tener y sufrir hasta que podamos poseerlo," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo octavo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XX Domingo Ordinario. "Tienes que luchar por la libertad. Tenemos que luchar por la libertad. Tenemos que preservar...

By Bishop Rex A. Alarcón "The welfare of the youth in the different dioceses and youth organizations in the Philippines," Bishop Rex A. Alarcón tells us for the 37th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. Bishop Rex talks about his work in the mission co-op — our cooperation with the missions — and asked for your support. "The same faith, perseverance, and consistency is needed in rearing the you...

Por Monseñor Rex A. Alarcón "El bienestar de la juventud en las diferentes diócesis y organizaciones juveniles en Filipinas," nos dice Monseñor Rex A. Alarcón, para él trigésimo séptimo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XIX Domingo Ordinario. "Se necesita la misma fe, perseverancia y consistencia en la crianza de los jóvenes para guiar a nuestros hij...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "It's not just about living; it's about how you live," Father Perry tells us for the 36th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "And you have to make a decision: do you need to possess all that you possess? And do those possessions mean more to you than anything else?"

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Cuando tenemos las cosas de arriba planteado nuestro corazón y vivido en nuestras acciones, wow!" exclama Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo sexto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XVIII Domingo Ordinario. "Jesús está hablando con nosotros este día. Y yo creo que es apreciando que no vamos a vivir ar...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "La promesa de Jesús no es que vamos a recibir exactamente lo que necesitamos o queremos. Dios va a dar su Espíritu," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo quinto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XVII Domingo Ordinario. "Y yo creo que tenemos que tratar de interpretar qué significa eso."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Listen to the Spirit of God in your prayer," Father Perry tells us for the 35th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "See what the scriptures are suggesting to us — when we come to God in prayer and we ask sincerely for what we need, he's so much better than us. If we can find God in our suffering and dy...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "What was Mary doing that was the 'the better part'?" Father Perry asks us for the 34th episode of our Sunday Homilies, for our celebration of the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "She was there — opening her spirit, her mind, her heart, her faith, her life — to the word of God that came through her through Jesus Christ. We're here listening to what it is that God wa...

Padre Sergio Chávez López "La attitude de Maria nos enseña que bien vale la pena a ser una pausa a nuestros labores cotidianas para dedicarnos a orar," nos dice Padre Sergio Chávez López para él trigésimo cuarto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XVI Domingo Ordinario. "¿En qué momento me dirijo con Dios? Porque necesitamos todos de ese alimento espir...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "It's about doing the maximum, doing more than we can imagine, because that's where Jesus leads us; that's where God leads us all the time," Father Perry tells us for the 33rd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "He's looking for people that have a magnanimous spirit."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Dios nos está llamando a no ser gente que vive él mínimo en la vida," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo tercer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XV Domingo Ordinario. "Pero siempre está tratando de crecer y desarrollar más y más. La palabra vive. No es una palabra escrita en un papel. Es un...

By Father Mike Java "The whole church must be engaged today in bringing peace to the world," Father Mike Java tells us for the 32nd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "You know for us, in whatever circumstances we may live, working for peace means welcoming people close to us. People who are among us or who annoy us and disagree with us...

Por Padre Paker Sandoval "Como católicos, somos llamados a seguir a Jesús como sus discípulos," nos dice Padre Paker Sandoval, para él trigésimo segundo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XIV Domingo Ordinario. "Y la misma vez, somos enviados, por él mismo Jesús en su nombre, para cumplir su misión en este mundo. Tenemos una gran misión: la misión de...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "To be able to love regardless of what somebody else does to you — or doesn't do to you. And Jesus is inviting us into that," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 31st episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, our celebration of the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "It's nothing that we can live perfectly every moment of the day; we are flesh. But we focus...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Yo oigo este llamado, y yo digo es él llamado auténtico — quiero seguir a Jesús. Porque en está continuación, yo encuentro la vida que él quiere darnos," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo primero episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XIII Domingo Ordinario. "Yo prefiero que puedo amar en lugar...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Jesus wanted us to consume his presence into our bodies and into our lives," Father Perry tells us for the 30th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. "'Let me in! Let me in!' That's what he says. Because Jesus knew that until we got serious deep in our spirit to let him in, it's jus...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Jesús está en este pan en una forma que está transformado en su cuerpo," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él trigésimo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración de la Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo. "Él quiere que vamos a comerlo y beberlo. Su cuerpo y su sangre, que en alguna forma sacramentalmente e...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Life is a mystery that we get to live and enjoy and celebrate and understand on some levels," Father Perry tells us for the 29th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. "Creator. Redeemer. Sanctifier. These are three amazing things that God does in our life. And when I think of the Trinity, I think of...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "La fe de la iglesia era siempre — es un Dios, solo un Dios, pero tres personas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo noveno episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración de la Solemnidad de la

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "One God. Three persons in one God. It's a mystery," Father Perry tells us for the sixth episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. "Look at God as Father, Son, and Spirit in the relationship that they have, that is described in John today. God is presented to us as a communion of love."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "I hope that everything you got ... takes full blossom in your hearts, even more than up to this day," Father Perry tells us for our annual St. Bernard Catholic School graduation Mass for the Class of 2022. "I hope that as you go into high school — a much bigger world and a little scarier world and a lot of different pressures — that take you everything you've lea...

By Father Parker Sandoval "Everyone of us — without exception — is sent to speak," Father Parker Sandoval tells us for the 28th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "So when you speak of your faith in Jesus Christ at home, to your children, your grandchildren; at work, to your coworkers; at school, to your classmates; to strangers, in the market; on the streets, wherever. When you speak of you...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "La verdad más importante es simplemente — Dios es amor," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo octavo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del Domingo de Pentecostés. "Y sí podemos abrir y recibir este Espíritu de Dios — quien es amor — esto puede transformarnos."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "That's where the Bible is speaking — to the eyes of the heart, trying to get us to see and understand; to know something about God, about Christ, about the Spirit," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 27th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Ascension of the Lord. "So powerful that it empowers us to become something, so...