Category : Bishop's Statement

A Reflection on Magnifica Humanitas by Bishop Oscar Cantú of San José   When Pope Leo XIII wrote his encyclical, Rerum Novarum in 1891, the world was in the middle of a revolution it did not fully understand. Factories had transformed daily life. Workers were vulnerable. The future felt uncerta

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  Over the weekend, President Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo XIV on social media, calling the Holy Father "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy." Later, he posted an image of himself in a biblical robe, rays of light emanating from his hands, in what c

English | Spanish Kính gửi quý Anh Chị Em trong Chúa Ki-tô, Hãy để tôi chia sẻ với anh chị em điều mà tôi hiếm khi nói ra: ngay cả với tôi, sau nhiều năm cử hành Thánh Lễ, có những ngày khi bước đến bàn thờ, tôi chợt nhận ra mình đã để mầu nhiệm tình yêu Thiên Chúa trôi qua. Những lời kinh trở nên q

English | Vietnamese Queridos Hermanos y Hermanas en Cristo, Permítanme compartir con ustedes algo que rara vez digo en voz alta: incluso para mí, tras años de celebrar la Misa, hay días en los que llego al altar y me doy cuenta de que he dejado que el misterio del amor de Dios se me escape. Las pal

Spanish | Vietnamese Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let me share something with you that I rarely say aloud: even for me, after years of celebrating Mass, there are days when I arrive at the altar and realize I have let the mystery of God’s love slip past me. The words are familiar. The gestur