September 2, 2022: "The story of Los Angeles, and the story of this Cathedral, is part of the great story of salvation that God is still working out in the history of the nations. And this is also the story that is told in these beautiful tapestries that surround us in this sanctuary. It is a story of witness and holiness. It is a story of seeking God and following Jesus Christ in faith and with joy."
September 1, 2022: "Everything that we do in the Church, has only one purpose: to bring souls to the encounter with Jesus Christ; to spread his Gospel of love so that people will come to know Jesus, and to love him, and to serve him."
August 27, 2022: "Mary is the beautiful lady in the temple of heaven that we hear described in today’s second reading. She is the “woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.” And as we heard, Our Lady was “with child” and gave birth to a Son, Jesus Christ, who will 'rule all the nations with an iron rod.'"
August 21, 2022: "St. Rose of Lima is special to me because she is a “saint of the Americas.” And America needs saints! In fact, as you all know, St. Rose was the first saint who was born in the Americas. So we need to ask her today to help us to all grow all in holiness so that we can be saints of the Americas, too."
August 20, 2022: "Jesus is the narrow gate! That means we need to make Jesus the “way” for our life. In our second reading today, from the Letter to the Hebrews, we hear this command: “Make straight paths for your feet.”
August 13, 2022: "The Eucharist is the mystery of the Almighty God’s presence among us. It is the mystery of our Creator’s love, the mystery of his desire to share his divine life in tender friendship with each one of us."
August 1, 2022: "Bernadette was not a theologian or a preacher. She spoke from her heart in simple language, just telling people what she saw, and what she heard; she talked of the power of God’s love in her life. And she also had the courage to defend her faith against the attacks of those who refused to believe."
July 31, 2022: "The passage of the Gospel that we just heard is obviously very interesting, and I think especially important at this time in our current cultural reality. As we heard, a man asks Jesus to settle a dispute about his inheritance, and Jesus tells him he should stop worrying about things like money and possessions. And then he tells us that beautiful story, the parable of the rich fool."
July 3, 2022: "The mission that Jesus gives to those 72 disciples is the same mission that he gives to every one of us. Jesus is calling all of us to be “laborers for the harvest.” So he’s telling us, each one of us, “go on our way” and wherever we go, Jesus is giving us the mission to share the good news of God’s love. He is calling us to seek out those who are lost and cannot find their way, those who are looking for answers and cannot find them."
June 25, 2022: "St. Josemaría, as we know, was living this vocation of holiness, since the foundation of Opus Dei. His unique gift was to rediscover this mystery of our faith — that Jesus wants each one of us, all of us, to be saints; that holiness is our vocation; that the will of God is our sanctification, our perfection in love."
June 24, 2022: "This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. For nearly fifty years, America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others can live or die; this policy has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of preborn children, generations that were denied the right to even be born."
Junio 19, 2022: "El Renacimiento Eucarístico no es un programa o un evento. Es un tiempo de gracia, un nuevo encuentro con Jesus y un momento para crecer en nuestra relación con El."
June 14, 2022: "Holiness is not something only for special people. Holiness is for all of us. We are all called to be saints in the middle of the world — in every state of life, in every ministry, in every occupation. No matter who we are."
June 12, 2022: "St. John Paul II used to say that God in his deepest mystery is a “family.” Because in the Trinity there is the Father and the Son, and they are bound together, as all families are — by the bond of love. And that bond is the Holy Spirit. Three divine persons in a beautiful communion love."
June 11, 2022: "The deacon is the man of service. In him, we clearly see the calling of every Christian — to love the Lord, and to serve the Lord. The saints speak of a single word, “Serviam.” It means, I will serve you, Lord!"
June 9, 2022: This June marks twenty years since the Catholic bishops of the United States gathered in Dallas, Texas to draft and pass the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in their commitment to address the issue of clergy sexual abuse.
June 5, 2022: "Pentecost reveals the Church’s universal mission. And I’m sure you noticed, on that first Pentecost there were people gathered “from every nation under heaven.” And everyone there that day heard the apostles’ preaching 'in his native language.'"
June 4, 2022: "The priesthood is not about status. It’s about sanctity and service; it’s about holiness and helping other people. We heard in the second reading: 'No one takes this honor upon himself, but only when called by God.'"
May 11, 2022: "With each passing year, this prayer takes me to different places in my heart, and to different places in my contemplation of Jesus and his mysteries."
April 24, 2022: "This tradition of celebrating the Sunday after Easter as Mercy Sunday was started by St. John Paul II, inspired by the visions of St. Faustina who, as we know, was a religious sister and visionary who lived in Poland and was canonized by St. John Paul II on April 30, 2000."
