This is the fifth and final installment of my series explaining some history of the five saints portrayed down the left-hand side of the church.  This last image is one of our Lady – our Lady of China and obviously represents our Chinese community.  Mary needs no introduction and rather than trying to give some Read more about VP for Spirituality December Message[…]

This is the second installment (borrowed from Wikipedia) explaining some history of the five saints portrayed down the left-hand side of the church.  They were selected because they represent different communities in our parish.  Today’s saint is Filipino Lorenzo Ruiz  (November 28, 1594 – September 29, 1637), also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila.  A Chinese-Filipino, Read more about Spiritual VP September Newsletter article[…]

We have been struggling in the pandemic-imposed isolation, where we have been forced to focus on ourselves and dear ones for survival. We also live in a competitive society in which life is presented as being “about me” rather than what I can do for the community that I belong to. This is a pagan Read more about June Message from the VP for Spirituality[…]

I have heard from St Francis Retreat House. They are starting to open up, coming out of the pandemic lockdown, still subject to the rules of Monterey County. They expect to be able to host some kind of in-house retreat by November. Everyone may have to have a private room, and/or perhaps been vaccinated, but Read more about May Message from the VP for Spirituality[…]

We are in the season of Lent – a Lent so different from any we have experienced, considering Covid-19 and the isolation.  Let us remember that the 40 days of Lent commemorate the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert immediately after His Baptism where He did penance in preparation for His ministry – and Read more about March Message from VP for Spirituality[…]

Hey guys, it is a new year.  2020 was challenging for us all and I pray it was a year that called us to a renewal in faith.  Jesus said “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I Read more about VP for Spirituality’s Message for January 2021[…]

We just recently celebrated the 100th birthday of Pope Saint John Paul ll, who was obviously a great saint.  A passage from one of the Night Prayer Psalms says “10,000 people fell on my right and 1,000 fell on my left, but you have kept me safe O God”.  These words can certainly be said Read more about Message from Spiritual VP – September 2020[…]