Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

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. 

Primer Domingo de Adviento (Lk 21:25-28,34-36)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Our Best Weapon to Bring About the Kingdom of God (Jn 18:33-37)

When the kingdom of God stands face-to-face to the kingdoms of this world, there is a conflict, there is a battle. If we stand with Him, He fights the battle on our behalf. His victory will be ours. Let’s learn how to make our prayer His prayer, through a practice called apostolic intercessory prayer. 

Cristo Rey (Jn 18:33-37)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Realized Eschatology: A Blessing But Also a Challenge (Mk 13:24-32)

Jesus speaks of the end times both as something that has already come, and something yet to come. We are in the end times. They began 2,000 years ago at Jesus’s first coming, and will continue until his second coming. This is a time that the Holy Spirit is given to us to bring us back to God to help us to turn from sin which we could not do on our own. It’s a great blessing and mercy that God has given us. Let us open our hearts to the Holy Spirit in Sacrament,  and Prayer, and allow it to be our strength and salvation. But also because the Lord chose to save us in this slow manner, so that more may be saved, it does require us to persevere through suffering and difficulty to help Jesus save more people. 

Give God All You Have in Your “Little Portion” (Mk 12:41-44)

The widow in the Gospel gave all she had, but in the world’s eyes it was a small amount. We too are called to do Give God our all in  whatever “Little Portion” of His Kingdom God gives us. 

Domingo XXXII Tiempo Ordinario (Mk 12:38-44)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Christ Only Fulfills the Law on Our Behalf (Mk 12:28-34)

Christ is the only one who can articulate the law, and fulfill it. He becomes the perfect fulfillment of the love of God and the love of  neighbor, by his sacrifice as God’s Only Son on the cross.  He makes visible God’s love for us, and shares with us the Holy Spirit. We can join ourselves to him to make our imperfect sacrifice acceptable to God, and by his strength to love one another. We can help that happen by a short prayer done every morning and every evening. 

Domingo XXXI (Mk 12:28-34)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Like You Did For Bartimaeus, Open Our Eyes (Mk 10:46-52)

Testimonies and prayers, that we may travel the journey of Bartimaeus from sitting on the side of the road as a poor spiritual beggar to encountering Jesus and changing the direction of our life.