Fr. Alex Juguilon (from the Women’s Prayer Breakfast – September 2019)
Fr. Alex was working as a doctor in sleep medicine in his late 30s when he heard the call to something more… Through the Blessed Mother’s intercession and quiet moments of listening in daily prayer, he discovered God’s call for him. On May 26, 2018...
Homily – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
The cost of discipleship in Luke’s Gospel is an invitation to understanding true freedom, not...
First Down with Fr. Eric (September 8, 2019)
Dear Friends, Recently, we all became aware of two mass shootings over a weekend. The first was in El Paso, Texas and the following day we heard of another shooting in Dayton, Ohio. These are just two incidents that made the national news. It has become commonplace in...
Ask a Father (Episode 4) “The Swing of Things”
Brian Cannon & Adam Stein sat down (after quite a long pause) for the fourth episode of our new “Ask a Father” podcast. At St. Patrick, we seek to know, love, and serve God more as Christian Disciples in Mission who are Living Beyond Sunday. For many...
Homily – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
Jesus accepts the invitation for a meal from those who are difficult. They watch Jesus closely to see if he makes a mistake. It is interesting that Jesus would say, “yes” to eat with difficult people… What does he teach us from doing this?...
First Down with Fr. Eric (September 1, 2019)
Dear Friends, I was a busboy at Little America in Flagstaff during the summers while in college. Working in the coffee shop, if you tried, one could overhear conversations at the tables. Usually I couldn’t really hear the conversations and at other times I couldn’t...
Homily – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last… Jesus’ words can sting if we think we are first in line because we think we are doing all things correctly to gain entrance. Fr. Eric gives insights for a deeper understanding of these...
Homily – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez and Kevin McGloin (Focus on Formation)
Fr. Eric shares his homily and invites Kevin McGloin, our Director of Formation, to join him as they talk about formation as a life long...
Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) – Fr. Eric Tellez
The real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist comes to us in our brokenness. Why do we deny ourselves of healing, believing we are not worthy to receive? Listen to Fr. Eric’s Homily from this past...
Homily – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
Liturgy is meant to bring in all areas of our lives, not run away from it… Our country mourns more gun violence deaths. Fr. Eric threw away his prepared homily to talk about the recent shootings. Please listen with an open...