Pastor’s Pen – January 19, 2014

New Year’s resolutions: The Pope Francis list, continued… 5. Meet the poor ‘in the flesh.’ Sure, we donate to charity. But this is not enough for Francis. Commitment to the poor, he says, must be “person to person, in the flesh.” Known as pro-poor...

Pastor’s Pen – January 12, 2014

New Year’s resolutions: The Pope Francis list … By using direct quotes from Pope Francis, Paterno Esmaquel II came up with a list of 10 resolutions for every Catholic to choose in this new year. I share them here for the next few weeks for your...

Pastor’s Pen – January 5, 2014

Little Christmas… The feast of Epiphany is often called the feast of Little Christmas. The Incarnation marks the great feast of Christmas where God took flesh and was born in time. Epiphany marks the movement of that revelation to the world at large. It would not...