Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ; and That is not Good! (Lk 1:1-4, 4:14-21)

If ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ, as Saint Jerome says, then that is pretty serious! Because ignorance of Christ, unless it's no fault of our own, means we are not saved. 

God Did Not Give Up On Us! (Jn 2:1-11)

Atheism says there cannot be a God who is all powerful and loving if there is suffering in the world. But Christianity's  answer to suffering is different. God hasn't given up on us. 

Do you want to be anointed with the Holy Spirit and power? (Lk 3:15-22)

Jesus did not need to be baptized since he was God, but the Holy Spirit gave him the mission, because God always works as one; Father,  Son and Holy Spirit. We too, with the same Spirit, can share in the same mission with the Power of the Holy Spirit! 

Those Who Seek Find (Mt 2:1-12)

Jesus promises that anyone who seeks Him will find him, the question is will we seek? There are many reasons why we may not, but if we do we find the meaning, purpose and direction of our lives and the strength to live them. 

A Holy Family searches to find Jesus (Lk 2:41-52)

Is it a bit strange that on the feast of the holy family we hear about how Mary and  Joseph lost Jesus!? Maybe the message is that a Holy Family is not necessarily a perfect family but one who searches for, and finds, Jesus. Let's make a plan for our families to search and to  find a deeper relationship with Jesus and in that grow closer together. Happy new year. 

Unopened Gifts: A Christmas Homily

Sometimes we don't open all our Christmas gifts. We have been given the greatest gift of all; let's unwrap it. 

Fill Us With Awe and Wonder this Christmas (Lk 1:39-45)

The child in the womb of Elizabeth lept for joy when the Lord came to him, and Elizabeth exclaimed who am I that the Lord should come to me? Let's pray that we will be so filled with awe and wonder at the miracle of God's incarnation that we too leap for joy! It's incredible to think that God would come to his creatures in this way! Who are we to deserve such a great blessing? Yet God loves us so much that's exactly what he has done! 

Fruits of Repentance and The Holy Spirit

Rejoice! This is the message of the church today, but how can we do that in a times of trouble and illness? 

Let’s Work Together to Prepare The Way of the Lord (Lk 3:1-6)

A cry goes out to “Prepare the Way of the Lord”, it invites us to prepare to receive him a new into our hearts this Advent, but also to work together as His Church to make a way of salvation for all people. God is calling us to be a church that is healthy, loving, filled with God’s glory and beauty, inviting others to walk the path that we are on. 

The Worse Homily Ever: Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry (Lk 21:25-28, 34-36)

When I’m worried about many things, and feeling that the weight of the world is on my shoulders the last thing I want anyone to say to me is, don’t worry. It seems so trite. Yet that is what the readings are saying today, or in Padre Pio‘s words, the scriptures are saying pray, hope, and don’t worry! No matter what is happening, no matter how bad it is right now, God’s going to work it out. Worry does not help, but our prayer will.