Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Is the Gospel Too Idealistic to Work? (Lk 1:1-4,4:14-21) (3OT)

The Gospel is a lofty ideal. It seems that it is not practical and does not really work. All those things Jesus said like; 'Forgive your enemies', 'Pray for those who persecute you,' 'Sell your possessions and give to the poor,' 'Your Father knows you needs, seek first the Kingdom and all those things will be given to you', 'Cloth the naked, feed the poor, welcome the stranger,' 'Do to others as you would have them do to you,' 'Turn the other cheek,' these things really don't work in the real world do they?  Yet Luke makes it clear in his Gospel, that Jesus does mean all these things, and we must still follow the Word of God. 

Homilia Domingo III Tiempo Ordinario (Lk 1:1-4,4:14-21)

Homilia del padre Carlos. 

Jesus is the Bridegroom, We are the Bride (Jn 2:1-11) (2 OT)

John's Gospel has seven signs, this is the first. The miracles are called signs because they are meant to teach of more about the mystery of our Salvation in Jesus Christ. Hear we learn that our salvation is because our Maker had married us, and delights in us as a bridegroom delights in his bride. Wow, God could have remained in heaven and waited for judgement, but He chose instead to send His Son, to join marry us, making us members of His Family! Wow!  I wonder if someone should have warned God that we are going to break His heart many times! Let us recognize the great gift we have and surrender to God's Love in a relationship that transforms us. 

Segundo Domingo Tiempo Ordinario (Jn 2:1-11)

Homilia del padre Carlos.

The Sacrament of Baptism: Why and What)

Did Jesus have to be Baptized to be saved? No He was baptized for our salvation. Christ is the first sacrament; a divine reality present in our physical world. Christ institutes the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist for us to share in His divine life, to be members of His Body, His Church. 

Bautismo del Senor (Lk 3:15-16,21-22)

Homilia del padre Carlos.

Embrace the Darkness on your Journey (Mt 2:1-12)

God reveals Himself through creation, scripture and tradition, but also by divine intervention, until we come to recognize and adore Jesus as God, offer him our lives, and allow that encounter to change the path of our lives. It is hard finding the light to follow as the Magi did, sometimes it is in the darkest night that we see the stars more clearly. The darkness in our lives can help to focus us on what is most important, the journey to follow God. 

La Epifania Mt(2:1-12)

homilia del padre Carlos.

A Holy Family is Not a Perfect Family: It is Imperfection that brings Holiness (LK 2:41-52)

Holiness is not perfection. Perfection is a fruit of holiness, but holiness is formed in imperfection. God is a family. Jesus was born a person, but also into a family. We are relational, and in relationship we grow. The goal of our families is to be holy, in relationship with others giving of ourselves for the greater good. Each in the family, has a role to play. So does God, if we center our family around Him.

La Sagrada Familia (Lk 2:41-52)

Homilia del Padre Carlos