Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: Catholic Sunday Homilies

Christmas Homily - A series of short Stories about God's Love for us! (Jn 1:1-5, 9-14)

Some people think our faith is just an empty box, nothing in it. But our whole world is God's gift to us given out of Love. More, he gave us His Son, to allow us to See His Love. But we don't see the love behind creation, and we rejected the gift of His Son. Even today we focus on the material and don't see the Love of God All around us, in the many miracles, in our families, and the perpetuation of the Incarnation, God still with us, in the Eucharist. But God is a Lover, and He hasn't given up on us. He is still waiting, like a Lover, for us to respond. 

Homilia para Navidad, en la Noche de Padre Carlos

We Must Die Spiritually to Allow Christ to Live Fully in Us. (LK 1:39-45) (4AD)

The fourth Sunday of Advent prepares us to welcome the Light of Christ into our world at Christmas. The spiritual principle of death to self is explained using a lamp lit by an extension cord as a demonstration. In Mass Christ offer's himself as the perfect sacrifice (pouring out of self). We can join ourselves to His sacrifice, thus purifying our offering by Christ's, and further dying to self, so that He lives more, His light shines more brightly, in us. And nothing can distinguish that light of Christ that is in us. 

Generous, Just and Filled with the Holy Spirit. (LK 3:10-18) (3 AD)

John the Baptist Gives a Simple Formula to Solve All the World's Problems: Be Generous, Just and Filled with the Holy Spirit.  For God to fill us with infinite gifts, we must empty ourselves of the material things, and we must not grieve the Holy Spirit by sin. Then, God can give us the Holy Spirit. And it is not only for us, but is meant to be given, so God can again fill us. In this way we become like a faucet, a channel of his Holy Spirit and Love in the world, given through us, for others. This is our greatest Joy!

Homilia del Tercer Domingo de Advento

Prayer Workshop #3

In the last workshop we talked about a metaphor for prayer by St. Teresa of Avila. In this workshop we talk about a metaphor for prayer from St. John of the Cross. We started these series of workshops introducing a way of praying by meditating on the Gospels. Now we are talking about quiet prayer. I call contemplation. Where we do not think about God, but allow God to dwell and love in our hearts. His presence transforms our hearts, to be more like His heart. 

Don't Look to the Sky for Miracles, but all around us. (LK 21:25-28, 34-36) (1 AD)

The readings describe great miracles in the sky, a time when God shows to all His power.  If God did that today, would humanity recognize that God is real and change how we live? But if we change, we will see God present already in the many ways He enters our lives. Advent is a time to slow down, and allow our eyes to adjust to see God's light, His presence, in the midst of our darkness.  This homily contains a portion of a book by Immaculee Ilibagiza called "Our Lady of Kibeho". 

Adviento tiempo de espera y reflexión. Primera Domingo de Adviento

Adviento tiempo de espera y reflexión 
-levanten la cabeza porque se cae a su liberación.
- tiempo para acercarnos a Dios , a los demás.
- nuevas oportunidades de salvación en este nuevo año.
- vivamos este tiempo hacia el interior de nuestra familia , vida personal , que los mueva a cambiar.

This Feast of Christ the King IS POLITICAL! (Jn 18:33-37) (34 OT)

Today's Feast, Christ the King of the Universe, is meant to make a political statement. It was established in 1925 by Pope Leo, to speak to rising Nationalism, which gave rise to WWI and was threatening to lead again to war. It was established to remind all Christians, that even though we live in nations, our highest allegiance is not to any one nation, but to Christ the King of All Nations, and God of All People. We must weigh our nation's politics in the light of the Gospel, the highest standard. This message is still needed to be proclaimed today!

NO VENDAMOS NUESTRO REINADO A NADIE Y POR NADA (Cristo Rey XXXIV)

- Jesucristo El Anunciado de siempre traerá la paz y y la justicia.
- Su Reinado dura por siempre y para siempre.
- No cedamos el derecho de tener el Rey como jefe de nuestras vidas.
- En las pequeñas cosas de nuestra vida pongamos a El como centro y Rey. 
- Dios Padre se hace hombre y Rey para Salvarnos.