Fr. Emery's Blog
Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) (Spanish) - April 16, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 4/12/23
Queridos amigos,
Cuando el Santo Papa Juan Pablo II proclamó este domingo como Domingo de la Divina Misericordia, muchos pensaron que todo estaba relacionado con Santa Faustina. Si bien esto es parcialmente cierto, el Papa recordaba más que nunca al mundo entero que toda la historia de la salvación ... Read More »
Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) - April 16, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 4/12/23
Dear friends,
When Saint Pope John Paul II proclaimed this Sunday as Divine Mercy Sunday, many thought all was related to Saint Faustina. While this is partially true, the Pope was more than ever reminding the whole world that the entire salvation history is the most wonderful expression of ... Read More »
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Spanish) - April 9, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 4/05/23
Queridos amigos,
¡Felices Pascuas! ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡Aleluya, aleluya!
Me gustaría dar la bienvenida a todos nuestros nuevos feligreses, invitados, visitantes ya todos nosotros aquí en Holy Cross. Les aseguro que usted y sus seres queridos están profundamente arraigados en mi corazón y elevados en oraciones a Dios mientras ... Read More »
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord - April 9, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 4/05/23
Dear friends,
Happy Easter! Christ Is Risen! Alleluia, alleluia!
I would like to welcome all our new parishioners, guests, visitors, and all of us here at Holy Cross. I assure that you and your loved ones are all deeply held in my heart and lifted up in prayers to ... Read More »
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (Spanish) - April 2, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/30/23
Queridos amigos,
En mi cultura africana, la palabra tiene una gran importancia por lo que es. Decimos, la palabra tiene poder. Se usa para bendecir o maldecir, para edificar o para derribar. Su poder puede llegar a todas partes y traspasa todos los límites. De vez en cuando, escuchamos ... Read More »
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - April 2, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/30/23
Dear friends,
In my African culture, the word bears a highly importance for what it is. We say, the word has power. It is used to bless or to curse, to build up or to tear down. Its power can reach everywhere and crosses every boundary. From time to ... Read More »
5th Sunday in Lent (Spanish) - March 26, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/22/23
Queridos amigos,
Estoy fundamentalmente asombrado por la reacción que Jesús le da a Marta en la tumba de Lázaro, su amigo. La hermana del difunto le dice que su hermano ha estado en la tumba durante cuatro días y “habrá mal olor”. Pero el amor por y de un ... Read More »
5th Sunday in Lent - March 26, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/22/23
Dear friends,
I am fundamentally amazed by the reaction Jesus gives to Martha at the grave of Lazarus, his friend. The sister of the deceased tells him that her brother has been in the tomb for four days, and “there will be stench.” But love for and of a ... Read More »
4th Sunday in Lent (Spanish) - March 19, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/15/23
Queridos amigos,
A medida que continúa nuestro viaje de Cuaresma, las lecturas de las Escrituras de hoy confrontan nuestras formas de ver el mundo y todo lo que nos rodea. Las Escrituras desafían nuestra ceguera y nos invitan a esforzarnos por ver con nuestro corazón, con la esperanza de ... Read More »
4th Sunday in Lent - March 19, 2023
Posted by Marie Meza on 3/15/23
Dear friends,
As our Lenten journey continues, today’s Scripture readings confront our ways of looking at the world and all that surrounds us. Scriptures challenge our blindness and invite us to strive to see with our hearts, with the hope that, in the light of Christ, we may come ... Read More »