Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Thursday, February 27, 2014

7th Monday Spanish: El Diablo existe!


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 9:14-29.  El Diablo existe y tenemos que saber como combatir contra el.  Si ponemos nuestra fe en Jesus, siempre tendremos victoria en nuestra vida. 


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7th Tuesday English: the Slavery that leads to Freedom


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 9:30-37.  Jesus tells us that when we receive a child into our life, we receive Jesus.  This is parenthood, yet parenthood is seen as slavery, instead of what it really is: freedom. 


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7th Monday English: the Reality of the devil


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 9:14-29.  Jesus does an exorcism in today's Gospel.  Are we aware of the presence of spiritual evil in the world? This is an invitation for us to join Jesus and actively fight against it.


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7th Sunday English: Forgiveness is the Key to Heaven


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mt 5:38-48.  Jesus calls us to forgive from the Heart.  We need to hear him with our Ears however...we should understand just how important this small and yet huge act can be. 


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6th Saturday English: The Gift of Peter


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mt 16:13-19.  If we only realized the gift that the Pope is, we would have so much more love for him.


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6th Friday English: What Jesus calls us to!


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 8:34-9:1.  Jesus is very demanding, but so are the Olympics.  When we understand all the sacrifices that athletes make, so should we sacrifice for Jesus. 


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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

6th Tuesday English: Rules for Discernment - St. Ignatius


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was 8:14-21.  The readings speak about temptations & discernment...these things are not easy.  St. Ignatius gives us 8 basic rules to help us. 


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6th Monday Spanish: La Fe que Tenemos


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 8:11-13.  Jesus critica lo que los Fariseos piden porque no lo quieren seguir.  Nosotros tambien tenemos escusas, pero cambiemos de corazon y sigamos a Jesus.


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6th Sunday Spanish: El amar es dolor y placer


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mt 5:17-37.  Queremos amar pero no queremos sufrir, pero si nos damos cuenta, Jesus nos llama a amar y a cargar con el los sufrimientos que vienen con el amor. 


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5th Sunday English: We give to ourselves, and not to others?


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mt 5:13-16.  Sometimes we need a simple challenge, how about we spend on others what we at least spend on ourselves.  The Gospel challenges us to love others perhaps even before we love ourselves. 


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Thursday, February 6, 2014

4th Tuesday English: Your Faith has Saved you!


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 5:21-43.  The woman who was ill had more faith than all those around her & Jesus and so she was healed.  We should pray that Jesus increase our faith that we too may receive power from Him.


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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

4th Monday Spanish: Nuestra Fe en Jesus


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 5:1-20.  Si queremos ser de Jesus, hay que ser de Maria. 


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4th Monday English: the feast of St. Blaise


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 5:1-20.  To be a saint, we need to deal with what we know is coming, but also the surprises that God has in store for us. 


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3rd Friday English: What is the Kingdom of God like?


This homily was given at St. Francis de Sales.  The Gospel was Mk 4:26-34.  Jesus gives us a parable on the kingdom of God, but we need a new one...here are some new metaphors...


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