Blog Semanal del Padre Díaz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Statistically, in St. Matthew’s Gospel, words and expressions which emphasize obedience, the doing of God’s will, are among his favorite.1…