Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

How to Have a Holy Family

A Holy Family is not an ideal family it is a family that puts Jesus at its center. It does everything for Jesus and looks to God for direction and protection. 

Christmas Homily: The Most Difficult is the Most Beneficial

That there is a God is, for many,  difficult enough to believe. But even more difficult is that; that God through whom all things were created would enter into his creation! Yet that it's exactly what we celebrate and remember on Christmas. What an awesome gift we've been given! 

Remaining Faithful in Distress Waiting God's Salvation (Mt 1:18-24)

Joseph and Mary were definitely in a difficult situation when Mary was found to be with child but Joseph remained righteous, that is following God, and Mary and Joseph did God's will, allowing salvation and the power of God to be unleashed in their lives for them and for us! 

Heart Surgery is Like New Life in Christ (Mt 11:2-11)

My recent heart surgery Is a great gift that has added years to my life. Far better however is the new heart God gives us in Christ that brings eternal life!

God Desiers All to Be Saved: But We Must Respond (Jn 6:37-40)

Death is seen by most of us as an enemy or a foe. But God uses it to invite all people to surrender to him and to be saved. 

We Are All Beggars Before The Lord: Who Am I to Judge (Lk 18:9-14)

We are called to be humble before the Lord in both prayer and life. When we see others doing wrong we can judge acts, but not persons, but instead recognize our need for God's mercy And help others know God's mercy for them. 

The Importance of Prayer and Justice

The scriptures encourage us today to continue to pray against all our adversaries,  these include the things that we face personally in this life, but also together as a church against the unjust structures of our world. 

God Uses the Ordinary to Do the Miraculous (Lk 17:11-19)

Why doesn't God just heal us miraculously when we're sick and ask for it? Why doesn't God just send us his grace without us needing to go to church and receive the sacraments? God chooses ordinary means to communicate his healing and grace. Maybe this is his way of helping us participate in our salvation. 

How Much Faith Do We Need? (Lk 17:5-10)

Jesus shares that just a little Faith will go along way. Faith helps us serve God with joy and with less sense of duty obligation and weight. Faith hope and love are gifts from God that we should ask for and receive in the Eucharist. 

Lazarus is Still at Our Door Today (Lk 16:19-31)

The poor are still at our doorstep today. The prophets still cry out on behalf of the poor.  Will we listen or will we be indifferent ?