My Dear Friends, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14) “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) I’ve got a problem with people who proclaim a God who punishes us for …
Author Archives: Jorge Santibanez
March 19th – IV Sunday of Lent
- March 16th, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation
- March 9th, 2023
Archbishop Thomas Wenski has issued the following statement in response to questions regarding granting a dispensation from eating meat on St. Patrick’s Day 2023. March 17th is observed by many as St. Patrick’s Day. This year March 17 falls on a Friday of Lent, a day of fasting and abstinence. Many have asked for a …
Archdiocese of Miami 65th Anniversary Gala
- March 9th, 2023
12 de Marzo – III Domingo de Cuaresma
- March 9th, 2023
Mis queridos amigos, “Vengan a ver a un hombre que me ha dicho todo lo que he hecho”. (Juan 4:29) Se despertó esa mañana y siguió con su rutina normal. La mujer samaritana fue a sacar agua del pozo sin saber que ese mismo día su vida sería alterada para siempre. Vemos cuán lenta pero …
March 12th – III Sunday of Lent
- March 9th, 2023
My Dear Friends, “Come see a man who told me everything I have done.” (John 4:29) She woke up that morning and went about her normal routine. The Samaritan woman went to draw water from the well not knowing that on that very day her life would be altered forever. We see how slowly but …
5 de Marzo – II Domingo de la Cuaresma
- March 2nd, 2023
Mis queridos amigos, Extractos de la homilía del Padre Manny sobre las tentaciones de Cristo: “Si eres el Hijo de Dios…” Así es como el Tentador se dirige a Jesús en las dos primeras tentaciones. ¿Cuántas veces nos hemos dirigido a Jesús de la misma manera que Satanás lo hace en el desierto? “Si eres …
March 5th – II Sunday of Lent
- March 2nd, 2023
My Dear Friends, Excerpts from Father Manny’s Homily on The Temptations of Christ: “If you are the Son of God…” That is how the Tempter addresses Jesus in the first two temptations. How many times have we addressed Jesus in the same way that Satan does in the desert? “If you are the Son of …
Order of Malta Cuban Association’s COTLF Lenten Mission Collection
- February 23rd, 2023
Supporting the Catholic Adult Care Centers and the Sisters of Divine Mercy Please help us collect the following items needed in Cuba. Donations may be brought to the church next weekend, March 4th and 5th. All items will be distributed to the various parishes’ adult care centers around the Island overseen and run by their …
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26 de Febrero – I Domingo de Cuaresma
- February 23rd, 2023
Mis queridos amigos, Si tienen un oído agudo cuando se confiesan esta Cuaresma, notarán un cambio menor en la Oración de Absolución que el sacerdote dice al final de la confesión. No se preocupen. Esto no los afecta y solo se aplica a la oración en inglés. El año pasado, la Conferencia de Obispos aprobó …