Homily for Our Lady of Guadalupe based on Luke 1: 39-45 “Blessed are you that believed what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” From childhood Mary must have sensed that she was special to God. No doubt she had confided this to Elizabeth before the visit of Angel Gabriel. Probably Elizabeth, […]
DeGiacomo. 12/16/2015 Homilía para la Virgen de Guadalupe basada en Lucás 1: 39-45 “Bendita tú por haber creído que se cumplirían las promesas del Señor.” Desde la infancia María debió sentir que ella era especial para Dios. Sin duda ella había confiado esto a Isabel antes de la visita del Ángel Gabriel. ¿Probablemente Isabel, un […]
Today we celebrate Mary conceived immaculately in the womb of St. Anne i.e. with no trace of darkness, no sin, no obstacles to God’s grace. She was “full of grace” i.e. full of God’s presence and activity. Grace had free reign. She lived in the presence of God doing her daily, domestic duties as wife […]
Baruch 5:1-9; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3: 1-6 Advent leads us to “discern what is of value” so that we “may advance secure in the glory of God” as Paul tells us in Philippians. Discernment takes time and patience. Time and patience, the key words of Advent, run against the grain of American life. We […]
Jer 33:14-16; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 In Advent, a light shines in the darkness. One single candle pierces the gloom this week, and it grows week by week to two, three and four as we move into the darkest days of the year. I thought of a short story by the Nobel Prize […]
Today is Thanksgiving Day. Every day is thanksgiving day! Thanking God is at the heart of the examination of consciousness that St. Ignatius recommends we do twice a day. It is a spiritual exercise that directs us to look back over our day to see God there, and to savor those moments where God has […]
Solemnity of Christ the King Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; John 25: 33b-37 Christ is a king. He comes to save all. St Ignatius Loyola in the Spiritual Exercises in the meditation called “The Call of the King,” asks us to ponder first, charismatic earthly leaders and then, the eternal King who wants to draw persons […]
Cristo es un rey. San Ignacio de Loyola, en una meditación titulada, “La llamada del Rey”, nos invita a reflexionar en primer lugar, en los líderes carismáticos y las personas famosas que nos fascinan y luego, a tener en cuenta al Rey Eterno que quiere que nos unamos a él en su mission para corregir […]
Dan 12:1-3: Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 At the gate. The readings speak of the end times and places where God will be revealed. Daniel prophecies times of distress, and in Mark, Jesus says “the sun will be darkened.” Sounds like today. The news of the last ten days: The Russian Metrojet crash; twin suicided […]
1 Kings 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 These readings are about hospitality – giving it and receiving it. I remember reading a story about Cardinal Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, Philippines. When he was a young priest, a poor woman gave a large contribution in the Sunday collection. He told her that she really needed […]