Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp,We begin this second week of October with a Gospel reading from the 28th Sunday (Mt 21:33-43), which presents us different responses from the invited guests to the wedding of the king’s son. To explore the depth of the Gospel, we need to look first from the perspective of the king.…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, The Second Reading of this Twenty Second Sunday from Saint Paul brings to our attention an issue regarding respect for the human body. In this short scriptural passage to the Romans, Paul elaborates on this issue by saying: I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,to offer…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, August is here. For Saint Polycarp, we have seen a month of priestly service from Fr. Francis; two weeks of our seminarian-intern, Eddie; and the arrival of Fr. Jaime. For me, I am grateful to the presence and support of Fr. Francis, who has been working so hard during his…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, The Gospel message for this Fifteenth Sunday offers us Jesus’ teaching on the reception of the word of God, through a beautiful parable on mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven, which contains the image of the sower, the seed, and the various types of soil or ground in which the…