Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ -

Summer is underway. Just a reminder that our daily mass schedule is reduced through Labor Day to one daily mass at 7am and the church is open until 5pm for prayer.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated this Friday, June 19th and is a kind of second independence day. The origin dates to June 1865. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and the Confederate army surrendered to the Union army in April 1865, enslaved people in Texas could not exercise their freedom until June 19, 1865 when Union troops, many of whom were Black, arrived at Galveston Bay, where they announced Lincoln's executive decree.

If you are travelling, we hope that your time will be restful, refreshing, and safe. I'll be making way to DC via NYC this weekend for a conference.

Outreach (also known as Outreach: An LGBTQ Catholic Resource) is a Catholic news and opinion website for LGBTQ Catholics. The organization was founded by Jesuit priest James Martin in conjunction with America magazine. The site features news stories, opinion pieces and resources pertaining to the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ community featuring a variety of voices, scholarly, theological, and magisterial who reflect on LGBTQ ministry.

Every year, Outreach hosts a conference, which gathers lay people, clergy, scholars, artists, educators, students and family members. This year, the conference is being held at Georgetown University. Among the speakers are Cardinal McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, DC, James Martin, and Kerry Robinson of Catholic Charities.

I was invited to serve on a panel on ministry in parishes, focusing on our Paulist ministry during my time at St. Paul the Apostle in NYC. So I'll be in DC this weekend. Please pray for all those who feel separated from the Church.

Happy Fathers' Day!

Peace and blessings,

Father Gil

Magnifica Humanitas

The Encyclical of Pope Leo XIV on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence

Pope Leo XIV, in presenting to the world and to all the people of God, his first Encyclical Letter, focused on the care for the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence.

Read the encyclical here, Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. Below is the Summary of Chapter Four.

Many of our parishes and schools struggle with limited resources, but Together in Mission helps keep them thriving. This is the Hour for Love campaign helps Catholic schools afford supplies, ensures parishes can continue serving their communities, and supports programs that bring faith to those who need it most. 

2026 Parish Goal: $156,561

Total Pledged: $72,817.79

Total Paid: $70,184.74

Percentage to Goal: 44.8%.

Please make your gift today! To make a gift, go to:

Together in Mission - St. Paul the Apostle (P493)

For peace in every nation: for all those wounded and killed and for the safety of service members in harm's way. For peace, may the light of the Holy Spirit transform hearts so that all may seek the way of peace together, let us pray to the Lord:

For our immigrant sisters and brothers living in fear of deportation, may the Lord accompany them through the ministry of the Christian community:

For the healing, comfort, and peace of the sick, Mary Healy, Lisa Becker McLaglen, Sharon Siebhur, Mike & Joanne Hinnebusch, Gwen Thompson, Bernadette Tee, Grace L'Manian, Jeannie Cheng, Richard Welch, Catherine Peacock, Dan Bianco, Nancy Campbell, Gary Orfield, Manolo Velez, Victoria T. Picard, Amparo Haber, Shirley Ruess, Sister Irene Wright, Greg Tinsley, Jack & Vicki Phillips, Tel Ramon, Mary Pat Cooper, Todd Wiench, Estrella and John Monzon, Charles Candel, Marisa Kavanau, Carol King Wolcott, John Wolcott, Angel Appleton, Clark Gassan, Lohriena Lohrie Counts, Nora McCormick Heinen, Weldon Tilley, Paul Lannan, Eileen Gaffney.

For the eternal rest of our beloved departed, Biagio Silvestri, Paulina Dominguez-Castillo, G Robbie Nicholson, José Agerico Moncada, Debbie Battaglia, Madeleine Lord, Cecile Bianco, Mary Loberg, Mary Claire Arbus, Dolores Diaz, Grace Hiney, Robert Cimiluca, Gary Bourgeois, Andrew Politz, Pauline Zaloski, James Wilkie, Father Richard Chilson, CSP, Father Daniel McCotter, CSP, Zenaida B. Chua, Antonia T. Semar, Mike Lanning, Jaroslan Witkoski, Susan Burkhard, Connie Pobre, John A. Woodward IV, Terry Casey, Darrel Bengry, Joan Doyle, Cristina Mirendolf, Elaine Vucelich, Marietta Lavin, Jeffrey Graham, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Robert J. Burns, John 'JJ' Goldrick, Dellie Abad, James Kennedy, José Fernandez, Terry O'Malley Seidler, Rich Puppione, Christie Farmer, Alfred Ruess, Christohper Hudlin, Alan Culver, Laura James, Anne Marie Hannick, Father Greg Goethals, SJ, Ron Schuster, Bobby Burks, Father Jack Lynch, CSP, Arlene Havel, Phil Duncan, Michele Kearin, Father Brad Schoeberle, CSP, Mary Tokuza, Haruko Hiromura, Donny Kie, Cesar Robeniol, Nellie Scholar, may they rest in peace.