Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

As in Jesus's day today some people still believe God punishes sinners with illness suffering and death. These are rather the consequences of our sin, that God does allow. However God does not desire that we die in our sin, rather he sends his son to save us from the consequences of sin which is death.  Death becomes a servant of God that reminds us all of our need to repent and accept the salvation one for us by Jesus not our good works. 

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

God stands at the center of all time making those who came before Him and those who came after Him members of God's family by uniting us to Himself. 

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Life is a spiritual battle, we are being tested. The testing strengthens our faith if we fight the battle not by our strength but by Christ who is our strength and Savior. 

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Today we conclude the sermon on the plane where Jesus has set out the higher standard for his disciples and then shares that he is the image into which we are to become if we are to live up to that standard. Although we fall short that should not discourage us, because he also gives us the power to become what we see in him. 

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

The New Testament standard is the highest possible standard. In the Old Testament we were given the minimum requirement and failed. In the New Testament Jesus gives us the highest requirement, the ultimate goal for our transformation into children of God. We would still fail,  if not for his help,  for the power of God is offered to us to transforms us into His likeness.