Bishop Jaime Soto's column from the Catholic Herald, Diocese of Sacramento http://www.catholicheraldsacramento.org/bishop_column_soto.html en Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:44:16 -0800 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:35:27 -0800 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ On the Second Sunday of Lent we traditionally hear the Gospel account of the Transfiguration. This year’s account comes from Luke (Lk. 9.28-36). In this account, Peter, James and John were asleep at the moment of the Transfiguration. They had gone up the mountain with Jesus to pray but had fallen into a deep sleep.... http://catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/100306joy.html 69209745-287D-11DF-AAEA-000A9592DDCE-11904-00000021037565B5-FFA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:36:45 -0800 In preparation for the Ash Wednesday, the local newspaper called me for some comments about the significance of Ash Wednesday and Lent. This is an annual story so a journalist is always challenged to search for a new angle.... http://catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/100220joy.html 0E3B201D-1DA4-11DF-A466-000A9592DDCE-19141-000000339BA0DB41-FFA Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:14:48 -0800 On Saturday, Jan. 30, I celebrated Mass for the first annual Confirmation Conference, held at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento. I was delightfully surprised to walk into a gymnasium that overflowed with 1,300 plus teenagers who were “on fire” with Christ’s Spirit, in keeping with the theme of the day.... http://catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/100206joy.html B6ADA483-14E1-11DF-BA94-000A9592DDCE-12677-0000002BA66E2FDD-FFA Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:09 -0800 I have recently returned from a trip to Peru. While there, I visited the stunningly dramatic heights of Machu Picchu and other beautiful archeological sites of the ancient Inca Empire... http://catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/100123joy.html 5CA4D934-06D2-11DF-9736-000A9592DDCE-5657-000000A21F737AFA-FFA Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:21:38 -0800 Growing up in Southern California, one grows accustomed to the usual tourist attraction treks: Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, Magic Mountain and, if all else fails, a local mega shopping mall... http://catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/100109joy.html 5AB80CEA-FEE9-11DE-8153-000A9592DDCE-7344-00000061CBB084A1-FFA Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:41:47 -0800 During the Saturday vigil Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent, I was listening to a young adult Catholic proclaim the first reading from the Book of the prophet Baruch (Bar. 5. 1-9). He announced it in such a fashion that the words came alive as if spoken for the first time.... http://www.catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/091212joy.html C16AF202-B7FE-4E01-9F5D-0F17A0B8B3AD Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:22:59 -0700 Thanksgiving always brings a flood of memories. Given the fickle nature of our lives, these memories are always a mixture of both bitter as well as sweet, sad along with glad.... http://www.catholicheraldsacramento.org/joyandhope/091121joy.html CFEEE9A7-67AD-4B79-9108-97BFEFDB6D97 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:26:29 +0000 Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist by training, is also a renowned storyteller who writes about the curious workings of the human brain. He wrote a bestseller entitled, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat” (1985).... http://www.catholicheraldsacramento.org/hopeandjoy/091107joy.html 5A32FE7C-9F88-4E79-92BB-A6133597F17A Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:25:06 +0000