
“Urged on by the Love of Christ”
Homily, Mass of Ordination to the Diaconate of Hyeong-Joon (Andrew) Choi and Tae-Young (Steve) Jeon for the Diocese of Suwon; September 27, 2025; St. Patrick’s Seminary

Homily, Mass of Ordination to the Diaconate of Hyeong-Joon (Andrew) Choi and Tae-Young (Steve) Jeon for the Diocese of Suwon; September 27, 2025; St. Patrick’s Seminary

Homily for Radiate Love Marriage Summit
Mass for Special Needs and Occasions: for Chastity; September 26, 2025; Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland

On Friday night, the Shrine will host the annual Transitus Service. The Franciscan tradition commemorates the death of Francis on October 3 and his entrance into eternal life. The service

By Mary Powers Catholic Charities of San Francisco honored four parishioners nominated by their pastors at their first Matthew 25 Parish Luncheon on Wednesday, September 24, at the Cathedral of

On September 21,St. Gabriel Catholic Church in San Francisco celebrated a momentous occasion: the installation of Father Ian Quito as its new pastor. The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.

In Vietnam’s Highlands, a Leper Colony Becomes the Face of World Mission Sunday 2025 By Ines San Martin, photo credit: Margaret Murray As Catholics across the globe prepare to Mark

Parishioners from All Souls Catholic Church gathered on Sunday, September 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, for Father Miguel Ruiz’s installation as pastor of the parish.

Over the decades, the prodigy from Detroit took his singers in new directions and to new locations.

Homilía para la Misa de toma de posesión del P. Miguel Ruiz como párroco de la parroquia de Todas las Almas; Fiesta de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz

Homily for the Installation of Fr. Miguel Ruiz as Pastor of All Souls Parish; Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; September 14, 2025

In Vietnam’s Highlands, a Leper Colony Becomes the Face of World Mission Sunday 2025 By Ines San Martin, photo credit: Margaret Murray As Catholics across the globe prepare to Mark

Help us host a Thanksgiving meal at a San Francisco County jail, and bring joy to a thankful heart! Volunteers from parishes, non-profit organizations, or other groups are invited to

Help us spread Christmas joy this year through our Christmas Card Drive. Donations of new, blank Christmas cards will be distributed to the men and women in the San Francisco

as an annual way to honor firefighters who lost their lives during the 1946 Herbert Hotel Fire and continues to honor all first responders.

Deacon Chuck McNeil has organized an “Out of the Darkness” interfaith prayer service at St. Dominic parish on Monday, Sept. 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the church’s Lady Chapel.

Dozens of Stella Maris Academy students marched through the streets of San Francisco in Catholic school uniforms and t-shirts on Sept. 5, asking passersby to “Remember the Unborn.”

The angels — both our guardian angels as well as other angels — are constantly watching over us, interceding for us and guiding us on our journey to heaven.

Homily for the Annual Police-Fire-Sheriffs Mass; 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year “C”; St. Cecilia Church; September 7, 2025

Frassati, with his vibrant witness of steadfast faith and living out the beatitudes to the full, is a faithful guide to accompany us as we, too, strive to ascend the mountain of sainthood.

Blessed Carlo’s greatest legacy may be the example he set — that one can still be a typical teenager while prioritizing a devotion to faith.

“For those Catholics who see the best in technology, Carlo serves as a guiding light, always pointing us to Christ.”

School leaders should ‘enable and ennoble the faculty’

Column for the September 2025 issue of Catholic San Francisco magazine