A Note from our Pastor

Last week Pope Francis convened the synod of bishops in Rome to talk about Church-related issues. But a synod is more than that, it literally means to “journey with” or “walk with.” The Holy Father is inviting all of us to reflect on the [...]

One of the strengths of our parish is our strong sense of community. Many of you have told me that one of the major reasons you come to Holy Spirit is your feeling of belonging. “We know each other by name,” “There is camaraderie,” and “The Body [...]

On October 23, we will host a parish-wide gathering to celebrate our faith community and give thanks for the success of the first phase of the Parish Renewal Initiative. Our gathering will feature Arena, a live band with Megan Bernstein, food, [...]

A few weeks ago, we started the first phase of our Parish Renewal Initiative entitled Communal Discernment. This is our opportunity to ask the Holy Spirit to help us gather our thoughts so we can dream together as a community. The purpose is to [...]

Friends,   Last week, I shared with you that Leah Harris, Pastoral Associate for Pastoral Care and Spirituality has decided to move on from Holy Spirit to assume a new ministry at Santa Clara University.  Leah has worked here for 13 years and [...]

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” These are the words of the Risen Jesus before He ascended to [...]

 Photo mosaic by: holyspirit @ Mosaically As many of you already know I love a glass of nice wine. Additionally, when I have time, I also love to visit the vineyards in Napa and Sonoma and experience the whole wine making process and understand [...]

This week was a big week for us at the Church. We were able to celebrate Mass with parishioners!! Yeah! At last I could see people! I know it was only 25 people and it had to be outside, but it felt so good! Even though we adapted well to the [...]

For many years I have led pilgrimages to different Holy sites throughout the world, the holiest of them being the Holy Land itself (I mean Israel not Ireland as many of you might think!) and they have been memorable spiritual experiences for all [...]

Normally this time of year is full of celebrations of graduations from elementary school, high school, universities and other transitions. I have often preached about how exciting these milestones moments are for their families. Under ordinary [...]

This week was a very memorable week for me on so many levels. On Wednesday, I celebrated the 20th anniversary of my ministerial priesthood and it was a wonderful day of celebration. I started with a very emotional Mass at 8:30am with the staff [...]

As most of you know by now, I will be leaving Holy Spirit Parish and moving to St. Simon’s Parish in Los Altos as pastor there effective July 1st. I know this news is hard to hear and it was very difficult for me to share with the community via [...]