I just arrived back from St. Monica’s Parish in Santa Monica, CA where I presented to them the Cairns on the Second Mountain of Life retreat that I gave at St. Simon’s last year. It was very well received and lots of people came to the sessions each night. It was a particularly healing trip…
Contemporary Music Concert – 7pm, Friday, May 20 in the Church! Join us for an evening of great music with renowned Catholic musicians and composers – John Angotti, Meredith Augustin, ValLimar Jansen, Jesse Manibusan. It will be a wonderful evening of glorious music and sharing of faith stories. Come along and be inspired! Families, youth,…
All of this weekend and next week, I am away giving a retreat at St. Monica Parish, Santa Monica, CA. It will be the retreat I gave last year here at St. Simon, Cairns on the Second Mountain of Life, with some modifications to localize it. St. Monica Parish is a mega parish with over…
Videos and Session Handouts From Here to Eternity: How to Live and Die Well The core of our Christian faith is that Jesus was raised from the dead, and he promises us the resurrection when we die. If that is true, then we have eternal life now and our souls live forever. Our time…
Holy Week Schedule 2023 Final
Over the last several weeks, I have shared some insights about the mental health continuum and how important it is that we become aware of what contributes to good mental wellness. Last week, I shared how traumas can often cause us to slide down the continuum, sometimes without us becoming aware of it. I…
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We would like to partner with BASICS (Brothers and Sisters in Community Service), Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County,and ex-Village House volunteers to offer a shower service for the homeless and unhoused at Our Lady of Refuge Church in San Jose on Thursdays, from 1 PM to 4 PM each week. Each week the “Shower…
The St. Simon Parish Outreach and Social Justice Council has two opportunities for our parishioners to provide service to others in our local community. Come and help us make a difference! These are wonderful opportunities to serve our community as a family or fulfill service hours as a student. We need help to open a shelter…
As we continue our short 4-minute series on the mental health ministry Hope & Wellness, we will now focus our attention on how we move from the wellness part of the mental health continuum to the illness part of the continuum. While it is more complex than we will lay out, there are some basics…