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Beloved Parishioners,

As we begin the great season of Lent let us draw attention to temptation which is part of our daily battle in spiritual journey.

Beloved Parishioners,

On the 8th of May 2025, when the newly elected Pope Leo XIV marched out of the Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica wearing an ermine rochet upon the jubilant Habemus Papam call by Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, he triggered a signal of regeneration that raised attention.

Beloved Parishioners,

Today my reflection focuses on the second year of TILMA of the seven-year pastoral plan of Bishop John Dolan of our diocese. Last year he instituted a seven-year pastoral plan that will end in 2031 to mark the five hundred years of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Saint Juan Diego.

Beloved Parishioners,

This piece concludes the reflection I started last week on the traditional Latin Mass. Pope Benedict XVI hoped that allowing the two forms of the Roman Rite to coexist would heal wounds and foster mutual enrichment. The older rite would restore a sense of transcendence and reverence; the newer would provide accessibility and pastoral reach.