Father Diaz's Weekly Blog

General Douglas MacArthur wrote that there are 4 things necessary to win any battle. One is strength– We hear Mark…

Corpus Christi Sunday is about clarifying and being inspired by the Eucharist: E.g., During the Fraction rite at Mass, before the “Behold…

Today’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is tailor-made for preachers who like homilies with three points! Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, what more could I ask?…

At Pentecost, the room shook and wind blew and the whole room crackled with the Holy Spirit’s electric presence. In the…

My seminary Bible teacher said, “The Apostle’s flunked their final exam!” In our First Reading, after all the time they spent with the Lord– both…

There is a joke that asks, “What do you call a book club that’s been stuck on the same book…

I-IT and I-THOU to symbolize relationships is Martin Buber’s great contribution to Christians as a Jewish religious philosopher, especially regarding…

Good Shepherds have a heart for their flock Jeremiah 3:15.  E.g. Since ancient times, shepherds have made music to calm their flocks, scare off predators,…

The first stage of the Emmaus story is the broken dream. First, listen to other’s troubles. Make use of telephone…

635 words ——————- Psalm 85:10, “Justice and Mercy have kissed.” Justice and Mercy has been called the oldest joke in psychiatry because when it tries to…

Easter is revealed in returning to gardens! The meaning of paradise is a garden, from the Latin paradisus meaning park, orchard, the…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion 668 words In the book Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag, concludes that seeing news articles…