Baptized Catholic, Luis Enrique Pérez began a spiritual journey about a year ago.
That journey took him on Aug. 3 to the diocesan Hispanic conference “Profetas en Misión,” which he attended with members of his young adult group, Luz de Cristo.
“I’m searching for paths that will bring me closer to God and will help me better understand the Word,” said Pérez, whose group is based at St. Jude Shrine of the West Parish in San Diego.
Auxiliary Bishops Ramón Bejarano and Felipe Pulido, the main speakers, explored the Gospels and offered concrete ways to be “United in Christ to Love and Serve,” the conference theme.
Father Bernardo Lara, who leads the Catholic Communities of Brawley and Westmorland, served as emcee.
Around 600 faithful from San Diego and Imperial counties attended the conference in Spanish held at Good Shepherd Catholic School, said Luis Barajas, president of the diocese’s Hispanic Commission….
The conference included a Holy Hour, a Eucharistic procession and an opportunity for reconciliation, and it concluded with Mass.
New this year, the diocesan Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry hosted an evening event on Aug. 2, Ven y Verás (Come and See), which drew about 150 youth ages 13 to 17.
Also that evening, the organizers hosted more than 100 servers at a special dinner to recognize their support….
The auxiliary bishops shared personal anecdotes and even sang a little during their talks, held in the school’s gym.
Bishop Bejarano spoke first, sharing the Biblical and theological foundation that calls for a life of love and service….
The bishop asked, “Why does Jesus repeat this message so many times, ‘Love one another’? Because He knows we don’t do it, right?”
He said the faithful are called to obey this command in all situations.
“I have to do everything with love. I have to treat my children with love. I have to treat my wife with love. Even when I post things on Facebook, I have to do it with love….”
In his talk, Auxiliary Bishop Pulido used popular Mexican expressions to share how love can be lived day to day, in service of others.
“Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho,” he began, meaning, “It’s easier said than done.”
“We can talk a lot about love, but at the end of the day, what do I do concretely?” he continued.
“Some say that the scandal in the Church is not that convents and seminaries are half empty, nor that fewer people are going to Mass, nor that some priests and religious failed.
“The great scandal in the Church is that we have not followed Jesus’ principal command: ‘Love one another as I have loved you….’”
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What do you do? Prayer (both public and private), fasting (not only from food), and almsgiving.
If they held a Caucasian conference they would condemn it as racist.
Welp, California is going to give $150,000 handouts to illegal aliens buying homes in the state. Democrats keep outdoing themselves in stupidity.
When California collapses, I’m going to laugh and laugh and laugh. You’ve all got it coming to you. I won’t feel sorry for you at all. Victim of a crime? Your fault for the way you vote and where you live. High taxes? Your fault. High energy bills? Your fault. High gas prices? Your fault.
Democrats are just plain stupid about everything, especially governing.
This conference was racist. I’m calling it out. There is no legitimate reason to have a race-based Catholic conference.
Would any bishop dare host a white Catholic conference? No. And the press would lambaste it. That should lead to the conclusion that a hispanic or black or Vietnamese Catholic conference is likewise a bad idea and contrary to an authentic understanding of Church.
More proof that a lot of people, even bishops, have lost the understanding of what Catholicism is.
Also more proof that America is balkanizing along racial lines.
It’s cultural and not racial.
In America they should be Americans, assimilate to the American culture, including speaking the American language.
Are Polish Catholic gatherings racist too?
The Italian Catholic Federation?
The bishops are okay with gathering and serving Polish Catholics, so, why not other ethnic and language groups as well?
Yes! It’s about our diverse cultures. We have a large Filipino population in our diocese. The reverence at those Masses is humbling for me. I am not threatened by a cultural celebration of our beautiful liturgy.
Heaven forbid there was ever a White conferance, white fraternity white lawyers Guild, white Miss America, white entertainment television, white mayor’s conferance, white chamber of commerce, Congressional White Caucus, these all don’t exist of course and for good reason it would be racist, however these same groups I mention in this writing do exist for Black, Latino, Asian, and other groups. I understand the LEFT which means the Democrat party want to replace the white population and replace it with non-whites. I understand it is a very touchy subject to talk about and my comment might not make it past the editors but it has to be said because this is what is happening right before our very eyes. Californina is almost a majority Hispanic state and should be in a few short years, just look at what Newsome wants to give illegal aliens for a new house $125,000 0% interest and NO down payment! Can you see what is happening to this country our major cities that are Democrat run and minority majority they are cess pools with rampant crime, drugs, gangs, whites have fled to burbs to escape our once great and beatiful cities such as Detroit, Chicago, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Kansas City, Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Birmingham, New Orleans, Dallas, Las Vegas, Sacramento and yes even San Francisco was once a stunning and safe city. Indeed this is not a comfortable subject to talk about yet it must be talked about and realize that 1950’s America is no more which of course the Democrats despise that era in America, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, a simple time and a safe time and never to be seen again. And if Kamala gets elected this year our country will be completey destroyed once and forever.
Romulus Augustus, once more I find your opinion concerning. First is your comment -“Democrat party want to replace the white population and replace it with non-whites.” It implies that we are or were a nation only for white people. That is not true. While we have historically been a majority of whites, we were never a “white nation.” We are a nation where everyone is welcome. Second, is your comment implicating immigrants for all of the lawlessness in the country. It may be true that some immigrant groups are causing major problems in some parts of the country, I don’t know for sure, but what is true is that major crime is down significantly in most urban areas and there is no evidence that immigrants cause more crimes than other groups. I agree with you that we no longer live in the 1950s. Too bad in some ways. It seemed simpler back then. It may be that was because we had less information available. But, I would ask the Black folks who lived in the South and wanted to vote if life was better then. You might ask minorities if getting a job back then was easier, especially a good job. I would suggest that we, you, me and everyone else, not get sucked into the thinking of the National Populism movement. Yes, things are changing and we need to learn to live with change. I fight it every day, but that is just because I’m a bit older and set in my ways.
This just continues in Aurora Colorado a nice suburb of Denver in which llegal Venezuelan gang members are taking over apartment complexes with fully automatic machine guns on broad daylight and have no fear of the police whatsoever. This is what Biden-Harris has imported into our once great country in a once beautiful state like Colorado which over the course of a couple of decades was a solid RED state and now with the influx of Californians who brought their left wing politics with them is now a RED state. Cities like Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Parker, Castle Rock, Fort Collins all vote red however Denver and of course Boulder are solid left wing and have the majority of the population run by a Left Wing gay governor and Denver by a Left Wing mayor. It is such a shame a stunning state like Colorado with so much to offer in skiing, fishing, hiking and nature in general has for the sake of “diversity” let itself be destroyed in a matter of 25 years. But so has California, Oregon, Washington state, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Marlyand, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Minnesota, Wisconsin, all have a common thread run by Democrats.
Romulus Augustus: Colorado is reaping what it sowed.
Romulus Augustus: Democrats Equals Destruction.
The gay Democrat governor has insulted the intelligence of Coloradans by saying that the videos of Venezuelan illegal immigrant gang members toting rifles around the building is just people’s imagination.
Democrats ruin everywhere and everything they touch.
people’s imagination: The Democratic Governor of Colorado is simply not telling the truth The problem is the left wing fake news media is hiding the truth and gas lighting it from Americans. Fox News had film clips of gang members with rifles in the building. If the Democrats wins the America we once knew will exist no more. It’s time for real change not make believe change. In God We Trust. God Bless America. Make America Great Again. .
“…. all have common thread run by democrats.”
You have a misspelling there – relative to democrats “run” is spelled r-u-i-n.
To feel sorry for all of these cities and the residents I will not do, for one simple and easy reason: They all vote in the same left wing Democrats who continue to destroy their own cities for the sake of getting illegal alien votes. They have nobody to blame but themselves for the demise of these once beatiful and safe cities that are now overrun by foreign invaders YES I said invaders coming across the border by the millions, like President Trump has stated many many times the total is around 25 to 30 million illegal invaders not the 5 million the fake news wants you to believe. No country on earth can sustain this for long, and it will be the total demise and downfall of The United States of America. White liberals love to call this racist and Nazism, but it is the White Democrats who are the rascists and Nazi’s not us. They want the Great Replacent Theory to happen and happen soon.