Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Qoheleth in the first reading muses on what good is it to labor hard to amass possessions in this life and only leave them to somebody who did not work for them. Jesus goes further and encourages us to labor for what is valuable  in God’s sight and be wealthy in heavenly dollars, or what matters to God. 

Homilia del padre Carlos.

This is a great passage to pray by putting yourself in the position of Martha and Mary. Can you relate to Martha too busy to feel human, feeling like a slave of all these obligations, resentful that others don’t appreciate what she’s doing or help? We can also be Mary in the passage, talk to God about what we are doing as Martha, and if God is really calling us to do it choose it in freedom, and do it for Jesus.

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

I want to offer you a job with much power and influence, a job that is really not that hard, a job for an international organization, a job with benefits that are out of this world. This is the job Jesus offers all of us today in the Gospel. The harvest is abundant but laborers are few, Jesus is offering us all a job, he needs you. Will you accept His Job offer?

Homilies del padreCarlos. 

There are many of us who believe in Jesus or listen to his wisdom, but it never really affects how we live. Today Jesus invites us to be a disciple; that is to follow him on the way. One who follows Jesus changes how they live and puts God first in their life. The best example comes from those who have died, seen the other side, and when they come back live differently. We are all called to a similar radical conversion to put God first in our life and trust him in all things. 

Homilies del padre Carlos. 

The Catholic Church is a Sacramento church, because salvation is Sacramental. A sacrament is a divine reality present in our physical reality. Jesus Christ truly God and truly man is a sacrament. We are saved by his incarnation life death resurrection and by being joined to his body through the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist. 

Homilia del padre Carlos