Financial Update Sacrificial Giving St. Thomas More Special “Ops” Projects The “Did You Know?” Campaign Seasons Capital Campaign The Mosaic: Jesus, Divine Redeemer and Master of the Universe Click HERE to see the entire column. Cập Nhật Tài Chánh của Giáo Xứ Ngày Dâng Hiến Những Dự Án Đặc Biệt “Ops” của Giáo Xứ…
Catechesis and the Proclamation of the Word: “Stay With Us!” Today we celebrate Catechetical Sunday here at St. Thomas More Parish and in the Universal Church. A special ceremony of blessing and dedication takes place at our 8:30AM & 10:30AM Sunday Masses in which we recognize the many catechists among us who commit themselves in…
Fr. Mike’s Bookies Is Back! You are invited to join me in a reading adventure in the coming Parish Year. We will read these various books and then I will lead a discussion/conversation on what we read. Here is the schedule for the coming year: Letter to a Suffering Church by Bishop Robert Barron Wednesday,…
Faith for the Common Good On Tuesday evening, September 10, at 6:15pm, St. Thomas More is hosting an event, “Faith for the Common Good,” sponsored by the North County Clergy of the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP). SDOP is a non-partisan multi-faith network of 29 congregations that are building community power to drive equity and…
Creation Care News Although I have been in preschool all summer, it is now officially “back-to-school” time. So Pope Francis’ prayer in Laudato Si’ speaks to my heart for the tender loving care we should show our “little ones.” “All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your…
SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention: “Jesus, Hope of the World”—August 30-September 1, Anaheim Convention Center and Arena. Featuring over 40 Catholic speakers and 70 presentations. For more information, contact 818-771-1361 or Spirit@SCRC.org or visit www.SCRC.org. The SCRC (Southern California Renewal Communities) is an officially commissioned ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. First Annual Celebratory Mass…
Faith Is… In these difficult times in the world and in the church, our faith, and the living out of our faith, is more important than ever. I share with you my favorite definitions of faith as well as my own definition. To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim…
Holy Mass for Migrants Bishops McElroy and Dolan invite all families to participate in a special Holy Mass for Migrants to be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, 90012, on Saturday, September 7, at 3:00pm. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles will be presiding.…
July 29: Gilroy, California, 3 Dead; August 3: El Paso, Texas, 22 Dead; August 4: Dayton, Ohio, 9 dead… Just Another Week in the United States of America… When Will Enough Be Enough? Below is my Pastor’s Column written right after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. It was…
American Heritage Girls Program The American Heritage Girls Program enables your daughter to grow in her FAITH, cultivate a heart for SERVICE, and have more FUN than she can imagine! In addition to AHG’s Christ-centered program, there are a number of additional opportunities for girls to grow specifically in their Catholic faith. To learn more…