Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe Sunday Homilies

Whether I am with God forever (heaven) or away from Him forever (hell) is based on my relationship with God at the moment when I die.

You can suffer evil, like the martyrs. or resist it, like those who fight to restrain it. Martyrs are not passive, and soldiers are not evil. they are righteous in resisting. But there is a reason that the cross of Christ belongs on ambulances and not at the head of armies. Christ chooses to suffer the cross.

Admitting that you're wrong can be one of the hardest things to do. But acknowledging that you can become better is the first step.

Isaiah 22 and Matthew 16 are key passages in understanding why the Church has been guided by a Pope ever since the beginning.

Following Jesus does not come without some cost, but the cost is absolutely worth it.

Every episode starts off well, moves to a crisis, and then ends happily, when the Beav has learned his lesson. That's how it works in family sit-coms and in life, provided you watch the whole episode before you judge.

Our Faith teaches us that there is a difference between moral evil and physical evil.

It seems impossible--not to mention gross--to eat the flesh and drink the blood of Jesus. But once we realize how and why, it changes from gross to amazing.

We can know something about God based on what we hear, what we see, and what we expect. But we'll only know him fully when we meet Him in person

Tears are one way to understand the mystery of the Holy Spirit. Indeed, they've often been seen as a manifestation of the spirit's presence.

When we realize that even the Apostles after the resurrection still struggled in their faith, we are reassured that it's OK if we, too, have room to grow--as long as we don't settle for less.

We are living stones, meaning that each one of us is different, each one of us is essential, and each one of us must be made acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Just as the wind can change quickly, so too do we see St. Peter change dramatically since Good Friday, and we see bread and wine changed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. What a difference a God makes!

Finding the Risen Jesus depends on where we look and whether we look. But don't worry--He's there.

Lazarus did not live forever. Nor will we or the ones we love. Then again, we were made for more than this world.

To see Christ is to perceive two things, each equally important: our need for a savior and the beauty of the earth, ready to be redeemed.

Just like on an airplane, we carry too much on our heart. Jesus wants to take away our baggage, if we're willing to let it go.

A Christian claims that all of human history is translated into, transfigured by, the Christ. The meaning of the end has been revealed, yet we need the rest of time to comprehend the clue.

The devil will place all kinds of sweet things in front of us. telling us the same lies he told Adam and Eve: The Church doesn't know what it's talking about...this will not harm you...this will make you truly free.

What does God guarantee? There's no promise to still the storm. Yet, God never turns away from us. So, when our hearts turn to heaven, God's heart will be with us. But are hearts straining toward each other in the storm enough? Yes. In God, all storms pass. All sorrows end. And only hearts remain.