Father Diaz's Weekly Blog

Fourth Sunday of Advent  “Jesus is our Savior, why give Mary any attention?  Mary, too, needed a savior. She says that her spirit…

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4th Sunday of Advent

634 words  “Rejoice (Gaudete) in the Lord always.” (Second Reading)  J.O.Y. is Jesus, Others, You. In Philippians 4, St. Paul…

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Third Sunday of Advent

The first advent voice says “Prepare the way of the Lord.” Frank kept the strangest of Christmas lists. He called it “My…

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2nd Sunday of Advent

Advent is not a penitential season; it’s a period of devout and expectant delight, yet we intuitively understand that it is…

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First Sunday of Advent

There has been a modern resurgence in universalism, the belief that all people will ultimately be saved,” or “that hell means annihilation,…

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The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | Year A

The first two servants reported 100% profit on the money.One silver talent is worth $ 28,362 today. ‘Talent’ and ‘ability’…

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A

Today’s parable is about preparing for our individual and irrevocable particular judgment at death and it is always a Bring…

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A

Pharisee means “separate ones” in Hebrew. They were proud, arrogant, and overly formal, but, to their credit, they were orthodox…

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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” For…

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A

By allowing Caesar to collect taxes, Jesus opposes the Pharisees by acknowledging the practical reality of the Roman tax to…

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World Mission Sunday | Year A

The marriage feast in the parable is the Supper of the Lamb or heaven as mentioned in Revelation 19. The…

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A

In 1962, when President John F. Kennedy was visiting the NASA Space center, he noticed a janitor sweeping the hallway…

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A