"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it:  You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” – Matthew 22:36-40

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As we find ourselves deep in the season of Lent — a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving — we strive to re-commit our lives to Jesus and to root out any areas that are keeping us from growing in relationship with Him. This annual journey is always an invitation to discern ways we can deepen our love for the Lord and for each other.

Amarás al Señor, tu Dios, con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma y con todo tu espíritu. Este es el más grande y el primer mandamiento. El segundo es semejante al primero:  Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. De estos dos mandamientos dependen toda la Ley y los Profetas” (Mateo 22, 36-40).

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Third Sunday of Lent

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Second Sunday of Lent

Am I my brothers’ keeper?” – Genesis 4:9

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“Am I my brother’s keeper?” There is a temptation to answer this question — asked by Cain after he killed his brother Abel — in the negative. But to answer “no” to that question would be a flawed understanding of this passage in the Book of Genesis.

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the First Sunday of Lent

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TIme (youtube.com)

Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart . . .” — Joel 2:12

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As we approach Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, we are invited to let the first words of the First Reading for Ash Wednesday shape our annual Lenten journey. “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart . . . ”

Pero aún ahora — oráculo del Señor — vuelvan a mí de todo corazón . . .” — Joel 2, 12

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo,

A medida que nos acercamos al Miércoles de Ceniza y al comienzo de la Cuaresma, estamos invitados a dejar que las primeras palabras de la primera lectura para el Miércoles de Ceniza moldeen nuestro viaje anual de Cuaresma.  “Pero aún ahora — oráculo del Señor– vuelvan a mí de todo corazón . . .”.