We Need Failures So We Can Hear The Preaching
Dear Brothers and Sisters, They brought their boats to the shore and left everything and followed him. I am impressed by this last expression, this last sentence in today’s gospel. One does not leave something good for something worse, usually we leave something to get something better, no? For these apostles following Christ is better…
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He Wants To Enter Your Temple
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ comes today to rebuild our lives which have been hurt by sin. The Lord comes today to fix what we have destroyed by our selfishness, by our lust for money which is present in so many situations in life today. Christ has the power to rebuild your life again and…
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Their Eyes Were Fixed On Christ
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday is Word of God Sunday, and everything helps us to focus on the Word this week. His Word is what saves us. Jesus Christ is the Word of God made flesh. God has spoken and the word that he says is Jesus Christ. He did not need to say…
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Mary Notices That Something Is Missing
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The gospel and all the readings today are a declaration of God’s love. Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his disciples are with him. Mary plays a key role in this gospel, and it shows how Mary will help make you a Christian, a disciple of Christ. If you don’t have…
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Jesus Goes To The Lowest Place To Be With Us
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we celebrate the gospel of the Baptism of the Lord that ends the Christmas Season. It is a wonderful gospel that we receive and it shows us that Christ overcame death which is embodied in what we hear today. The gospel ends with the heavens being opened, the Holy Spirit…
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What Is Guiding You To The Child?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Epiphany means manifestation, Jesus shows himself, reveals himself to everyone, thanks to that star that is guiding these wise men to Bethlehem. They analyzed the stars which in those days always served as a guide at sea. There was no radar or anything else to guide them, so they used the…
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Mary Is Mother And Daughter Of God
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Church gives us on this first day of the year the image of Mary as the Mother of God. She is the Mother of God and also his daughter. It is a great mystery that Mary being the daughter of God because she is the Mother. It is an incomprehensible…
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Where Can We Find Jesus?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The feast of the Holy Family is usually the Sunday after Christmas and is a marvelous solemnity about the holiness of the Christian family and how it was designed by God. The Holy Family is made up of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. This is not the prototype of a Christian family…
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Where Is Your Home?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to speak the truth to you rather than giving you pious, pretty words. I want to give you some really solid, substantial, not something merely emotional or sentimental. Today, a Messiah is born for you who is the Lord! I always loved this gospel and this holy night…
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Mary Always Brings Us Christ
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I hope this Eucharist lifts us up and makes clear what the Lord wants us to do. He loves us so much that he does not want us to be exhausted, anxious or sad. The Sun of Justice rose this morning on a few inches of snow that were light as…
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