Sunday Homilies From St. John The Baptist
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Sinopsis
Homilies by Fr. Rodolfo D. Vásquez, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Corpus Christi, Texas).
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Detachment and Virtuous
04/08/2013Christian discipleship demands of us to learn Spiritual Detachment from desires and pleasures especially become rich in material possessions and seeking those things that matter to God, our Christian Virtuous life.
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Lord, Teach us to Pray
28/07/2013The question posed by one of the Lord's disciples "Lord, teach us how to pray" reveals that we really don't know how to pray and reveals to us the true nature and purpose of Christian prayer.
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Anxiety and Priorities
21/07/2013Jesus visits Martha and Mary. He appeals to Martha who is "anxious and worried" to consider the truly important and necessary things in life, to order her priorities as Mary who had "chosen the better part."
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How to Get to Heaven
14/07/2013The scholar today seeks to trip up Jesus by asking what must be done to inherit eternal life, Jesus responds by explaining the expectation of showing love for God and neighbor.
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To Preach & to Heal
07/07/2013The 72 Disciples are sent out to preach and to heal, a vital part of being a follower of Jesus Christ.
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Surpise and Unexpected
30/06/2013We are called to be "real Christians" accepting the truths of faith using our reason and common sense and not simply our emotions
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Demands of Discipleship
23/06/2013The demands of Christian discipleship; "deny yourself, take up your cross, follow me" are often seen as negatives, but in reality they are true goods that are joy-filled.
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Mercy is Good News
16/06/2013What is the "good news" that Jesus preaches from village to village? The story of David's confession of his sin and the sinful woman in the pharisee's home tells us that the good news is God's merciful love.
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Spiritual Death
09/06/2013The story of the widow of Nain and the encounter with Jesus reminds us of the damage done by sin, especially sin that leads to spiritual death.
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You Give Them Something to Eat
02/06/2013"You give them something to eat yourselves" The Church is called to satisfy the hunger of the crowd for food, truth and God all which is satisfied by the Eucharist the Lord of Compassion, Truth and God his very self.
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We Belong To God
26/05/2013The Lord speaks of the "possessiveness" of God which he shares in stewardship to his people, an action of love of the Trinity.
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Miracles of Speech & Hearing
19/05/2013On the day of Pentecost, we learn of two miracles that take place, 1. the miracle of speech or tongues that allows the disciples to not fear and preach with confidence and 2. the miracle of hearing that opened the ears of the pilgrims in Jerusalem to "hear in their own native tongue".
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Growing Hearts to Love God
19/05/2013First Communicants receive two gifts today: Jesus in the Eucharist and the Holy Spirit which make their hearts grow so as to learn to love.
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Come, Holy Spirit
18/05/2013In the liturgy of Pentecost we pray "come" Holy Spirit. What exactly are we inviting when we invoke him?
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Power and Witness
12/05/2013Two biblical words are prevalent in today's liturgy; power and witness. The Lord leaves his disciples the power of faith, goodness, truth, and justice and the expectation to be witnesses.
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Keeping the Lord's Word
05/05/2013In his farewell discourse to his disciples, Jesus desires his disciples who love him to keep his word. What does it mean to "keep" the Lord's word?
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Sacraments of Love
28/04/2013Jesus gives to his disciples his doctrine of love; given as a model in the Washing of the Feet, Sacramentalized in the Eucharist and the Priesthood, and the Commandement to Love.
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Sheep of the Lord
21/04/2013The characteristics of the sheep help us to understand our relationship with the Good Shepherd.
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Fish Caught by the Lord
14/04/2013We are the fish caught by the nets of the fisherman of the Church and brought to Jesus Christ to become consumed by his great love and formed into His Mystical Body.
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Fear and Reluctance
07/04/2013Thomas' doubt is caused by fear and reluctance, both vices against the virtue of faith.