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Por Padre Parker Sandoval "Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor. No es la despedida de Jesús. No es la gran salida," nos dice Padre Parker Sandoval, para nuestro décimo séptimo episodio de nuestro podcast de Homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración de la Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor. "Es la transformación de su presencia en este mundo. Él vino con una misión. Una de...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "This is crucial to appreciate. Because if we don't appreciate his leaving, it's hard to appreciate the giving of the Spirit because they're very much connected," Father Perry D. Leiker tells us for the 26th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Sixth Sunday of Easter. "If we don't quite yet believe it, maybe next Sunday when we celebr...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Él Padre va a mandar su Espíritu que va venir para enseñar en todas las cosas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo sexto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del VI Domingo de Pascua. "Sí podemos celebrar con la palabra muy rica en Pentecostés, está venida del Espíritu Santo entre nosotros y en nosotr...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "We take God and Christ into our life," Father Perry tells us for the 25th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "And it should translate through into this new commandment: Love one another. That's what we celebrate today."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "En está vida mortal — y en la vida inmortal — está diciendo que una vida va continuar. Y sí podemos seguir este mandamiento a amar, dice que esa presencia de Dios va quedar en nosotros," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo quinto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del V Domingo de Pascua.

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Sí estamos escuchando al Señor nuestro buen pastor quien está hablando con nosotros siempre, vamos oír está voz," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo cuarto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del IV Domingo de Pascua. "Y sí vamos a escuchar a Jesús y seguir su voz, seguir su voz — él dice sí vamos a...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "If we hear these things, then we have the promise and the gift of life eternal. And people who really hear this and who really believe this, I think are people who can go to their death in peace," Father Perry tells us for the 24th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Easter. "Love those who hate you; that's Jesus' w...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "En una forma, todos nosotros tenemos una aparición del Señor Jesús este día resucitado," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo tercer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del III Domingo de Pascua. "Tenemos una oportunidad cuando escuchamos está palabra de Dios y vamos hacerlo internamente en nuestros co...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "I believe we've got to understand that invitation and that call to follow Jesus through that cross; we're all going to have crosses," Father Perry tells us for the 23rd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Third Sunday of Easter. "We all have crosses — right now. We are being invited into a relationship with Jesus Christ to follow hi...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "What happens in our faith in our God, and what will happen to us when we cease to live mortally?" Father Perry asks us for the 22nd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the Second Sunday of Easter. "Do we have a constant, growing faith that God is our protection and our strength and our life? And God says, 'I am eternal life.' And if we...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Los benditos son los que ven sin creer," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo segundo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del II Domingo de Pascua. "Yo creo que está palabra está levantando está realidad. Sí tienes que dudar, duda. Pero busca y escucha."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "When we automatically think of the things that Jesus has said and done in his life, and we make them our own, we're walking in the light," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for our celebration of Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. "And that's why we light this fire and light the light and carry the light and come into the darkne...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "We're being faced with something that I think ought to give us hope; I think it ought to deepen our faith," Father Perry D. Leiker tells us for the 21st episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. "I think it ought to even take away some of the fears that we might have as we approach our death. And...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "I think we need these big stories to get us through. I think we need these big stories to teach us. I think we need these big stories to get us out of our little selves, because we can get stuck in our little selves and not grow anymore. We have to move on — we have to," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for our celebration of the Holy Thursday Evening Mas...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Tenemos que recibir él impacto de estas historias, porque vamos a descubrir sobre las semanas que siguen, cada vez que Jesús apareció a los apóstoles o alguien no pudieron conocerlo," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para él décimo primer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración de Domingo de Pascua de la Resurrección...

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco "Este es él clímax de nuestra fe. Sí no entendemos eso, sí no entendemos y abrazamos la cruz, yo creo que no estamos entendiendo suficientemente nuestra fe," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestra celebración del Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor. "Porque todo pasa aquí. Y no solamente porque Jesús murió en la cruz, sino como él murió. Y este es...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "He hands himself over. If we only look at this Passion today and think of 2,000 years ago and think what Jesus went through, I suppose on one level that's enough," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for our celebration of Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. "But how does it apply to us? What's it supposed to do to us or for us?"

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Who do we want to be? Do we want to be like Judas. Do we want to be like the people who are beating up on the prophet Isaiah? Do we want to be people who pay back exactly what we got? Do we want to be forgivers?" Father Perry asks us for the 30th and final episode of our 2022 Lenten podcast. "Do we believe that even in our suffering and struggles — even in the re...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "The cross is the most essential symbol of our faith; if we don't get the cross, I don't think we really get the resurrection," Father Perry tells us for the 29th episode of our Lenten podcast. "And the resurrection is a big thing to bite off and to believe in. It's huge. But I think we can come close to appreciating and welcoming the resurrection if we can really...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "Get ready for the ride; we're gonna see and hear lots of things," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 28th episode of our Lenten podcast, for our celebration of Monday of Holy Week. "But let it be known that the first reading about the suffering servant from Isaiah is really the heart of today's liturgy. It foretells how in this broken, angry, ugly,...

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor "We need to be able to relate to those women. ... We need to be able to relate to Peter, and to Judas, and to Herod, and the Pilate, and Jesus himself," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 20th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. "Because the truth is, everyone of us has a little bit of eve...

Padre Parker Sandoval "Cuando Jesús tiene que cargar él peso de la madera de la cruz, necesita ayuda," nos dice Padre Parker Sandoval, para nuestro vigésimo episodio de nuestro podcast de Homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del Domingo de Ramos de la pasión del Señor. "Simón de Cirene — un extrangero — tiene que ayudarlo. Es decir: Jesús es nuestro hermano en todo, menos en él pecado. C...

By Father Reynaldo B. Matunog "If we really go into the spirit of what we celebrate this week, then we'll go back again to that message when the ashes were being imposed on each and everyone of us on Ash Wednesday — repent and believe in the Gospel," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for the fifth episode of our Divine Mercy podcast, for our celebration of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. "Bec...

By Father Reynaldo B. Matunog "Do we believe? Are we convinced that the commandments of God, this commandment of love, is already in us, is already in our mouths, is already in our hearts? Do we?" Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for the seventh episode of our Divine Mercy podcast, for our celebration of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "It can be you and me. Whoever it is in need, and whoever...

By Reynaldo B. Matunog "We are baptized. And what really destroys us, as we know, in that bond that we have with the Lord and with God, is basically the evil of sin," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for the fourth episode of our Divine Mercy podcast, for our celebration of the Third Sunday of Lent. "And that is why if we are talking about water to satisfy our thirst and being able to live. Bec...