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Virtue: Love of Solitude by Hannah Roa Everyone knows that Solitude is about being alone, but what else is it all about? Why would Saint Anthony choose a life in solitude when we know that being alone could be lonely, boring, depressing and maybe even make you go crazy. St. Anthony had riches growing upContinue reading “Virtue: Love of Solitude”

We welcome the Marian month of May with our veneration to Our Lady. Continuing our annual tradition, children are invited to offer flowers to Our Lady during the 6:00pm daily masses. The Flores de Mayo procession will be on May 31st, 5pm at the parish grounds. It was only 11 months ago when we installedContinue reading “From the Desk of the PPC President”

Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia. TheContinue reading “Feastday Our Lady of Fatima”

The ABC’s of Catholic Doctrine By Lianne Tiu Coming Home to Rome There is a saying, “Once a Catholic, always a Catholic.” When we are baptized in the Catholic Church, we receive a permanent and distinctive character (or mark) of baptism. Even if we commit mortal sin after baptism, even if we leave the ChurchContinue reading “ABC’s of Catholic Doctrine”

To God we give thanks By Letty Jacinto-Lopez             As a child, my parents held my hand, literally and figuratively, towards the righteous path. I wouldn’t know any other way, right? Everything fit into a pattern that hardly raised any quiver of doubt.        When I grew up, what I believed and stood for wasContinue reading “To God We Give Thanks”

“You may have defects, be anxious and sometimes live irritated, but do not forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can prevent it from going into decadence. There are many that need you, admire you and love you. I would like to remind you that being happy is notContinue reading “Being Happy”

A Holistic Preparation Before Saying I Do By Maria Monica D. Hipolito   A couple’s ultimate preparation for a Catholic marriage involves getting the right spiritual and emotional guidance and support from family, friends, and more importantly, from the couple’s parish through its Pre-Cana Program. This program enables couples to get to know more aboutContinue reading “Pre-Cana”