Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Jesus Wins the Battle We Lost, and Now Shares the Victory with Us (Mt 4:1-11)

On the first Sunday of lent, Jesus enters into the desert to battle with the devil, the same struggle our ancestors lost. Christ, however, is victorious and shows us how to be victorious too.

Primer Domingo de Cuaresma (Mt 4:1-11)

Homilia del padre Carlos.  

The Most Challenging Teaching of Jesus: But Possible if We Know God’s Love (Mt 5:38-48)

Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount by calling us to the highest possible standard to love everyone even our enemies. This is indeed challenging, and not possible for human beings, but made possible in the love God offers us in Jesus Christ.

Domingo VII Tiempo Ordinario (Mt 5:38-48)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

In Jesus We Have More Than The Law: We Have the Power to Live It (Mt 5:17-37)

The law only served a purpose until Jesus came, it limited sin’s effect. But with Jesus, we have the remedy for sin, he transforms our heart, and that allows us to live the law, and go beyond. 

Domingo VI Tiempo Ordinario

Homilia del padre Carlos.  

As Salt Transforms a Dish We Are to Transform the World (Mt 5:13-16)

The kingdom of God spreads by our witness. Like salt, makes the ingredients of a dish taste better, so too, we go out into the world to help transform it by helping others become the best versions of themselves by building them up and showing them God’s love. We do this by his power in us, and therefore, in so doing give glory to God. 

Domingo V Tiempo Ordinario (Mt 5:13-16)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

The Beatitudes: A Comfort and a Challenge (Mt 5:1-12)

Jesus shows himself to be starting a new exodus, and fulfill the prophecies of God’s intervention to bring about the Kingdom. However, His plan for how this happens was different than expected. It is not a top down order imposed by Him that we passively receive, but a bottom up transformation of the world that with His strengthen in us we help bring about. This is hard work, and it is a long task, and when we recognize suffering because of this we are blessed to know that we are part of God’s future which He promises will come. This can be a great comfort, but it’s also a challenge for if we’ve become too comfortable in this world, than perhaps we’re not sharing in the transformation of the world that God is asking us to participate in.

Domingo IV Tiempo Ordinario (Mt 5:1-12)

Homilia del padre Carlos.