Fr. Michael Rodriguez

Are Our Customs and Habits Too Secular?

DVRodriguez2024-01-04T09:12:57-05:00

We form our ideas, habits and custom from our childhood and if that is reinforced over time, it becomes who we are and how we live. At the root of the grave crisis in the Church is secularization. Too many Catholics have allowed the secular world to completely overrun our customs. We must begin to change this. It will not happen overnight. Take small steps in the right direction. How can you include more silence, prayer, recollection, and detachment from the world in your daily routine and celebration of Advent and Christmas? Because Christmas is not about cookies, eggnog and parties. [...]

Are Our Customs and Habits Too Secular?DVRodriguez2024-01-04T09:12:57-05:00

Day of Joy and Pardon

DVRodriguez2024-01-01T07:38:58-05:00

Christ was born to save sinners [us!] at midnight in Bethlehem in piercing cold. What a wondrous night of joy, of salvation, and of of pardon. Yet we must acknowledge sin as sin and not dismiss it under a pretext of focusing on the "positive." Otherwise, Christmas loses its true meaning. Let us not fail to ask Him for the great spiritual graces He wishes to grant this day. The shepherds brought their gifts; you must also bring your gifts to Him. What will you bring to Him?

Day of Joy and PardonDVRodriguez2024-01-01T07:38:58-05:00

New Scandalous Vatican Document

DVRodriguez2023-12-30T22:19:16-05:00

Fiducia Supplicans, the latest scandalous document from the Vatican, is a direct contradiction of the truths of the four great comings of Christ. Only one without faith in Christ could author or support this document. It is truly diabolical and the height of sinister modernism, attempting to create a new kind of "pastoral" blessing. The truth is that God calls us to repent, to convert, and turn away from sin. Christ came to give us the grace and strength to overcome sin and to be able to make heroic sacrifices. Sadly, only a few Catholic bishops have given faithful public responses. [...]

New Scandalous Vatican DocumentDVRodriguez2023-12-30T22:19:16-05:00

¿Qué Significa Amar a Jesús?

DVRodriguez2023-12-26T14:27:21-05:00

Contempla al Divino Niño para que te inspire a amarle. Suplícale que te conceda la gracia de amarle por encima de todo. Meditemos los escritos de San Juan, Apóstol del Amor, y de San Alfonso, considerando las siguientes preguntas. ¿Qué trajo a Dios del Cielo para nacer en una cueva? ¿Cuál es el verdadero sentido de la Navidad? ¿Qué relación tiene la Navidad con la Sagrada Eucaristía?

¿Qué Significa Amar a Jesús?DVRodriguez2023-12-26T14:27:21-05:00

Three Marian Advent Feasts of Salvation

DVRodriguez2023-12-26T05:49:04-05:00

The very name "Jesus" means "God saves." All His comings (advents) have to do with the salvation of souls. We pray: O Lord show us Thy mercy and grant us Thy salvation. Can there be a more important prayer? And this God answers through the Blessed Virgin Mary. Consider the Church's three feasts of December 8, 10, and 12. They emphasize: the glory and power of God, the purity we require, true faith, true worship, and our duty to form homes where we work out our salvation. God created Our Lady and made her our Mother to show us His mercy [...]

Three Marian Advent Feasts of SalvationDVRodriguez2023-12-26T05:49:04-05:00

Dos Cosas Constituyen Mi Cielo en la Tierra

DVRodriguez2023-12-27T07:56:17-05:00

En su primer nacimiento, Jesús nos dice: "He venido para que el pecador que ha muerto resucite a la vida". Lo mismo nos dice cuando nace en la Eucaristía, añadiendo: 'Y yo he venido para que el justo que tiene vida, la tenga en abundancia, avance en la gracia y crezca de virtud en virtud'. Lo mejor que podemos hacer por Navidad es ofrecer a Jesús todos los afectos de nuestro corazón y desear no separarnos nunca de Él. Escuchemos la enseñanza de los santos sobre la Eucaristía.

Dos Cosas Constituyen Mi Cielo en la TierraDVRodriguez2023-12-27T07:56:17-05:00

The Advent Wreath

DVRodriguez2023-12-22T08:21:13-05:00

The Advent Wreath is full of rich symbolism. The circular shape evokes eternity and the evergreen represents hope and renewal. Purple stands for penance and rose for joy. Each colored candle represents a millennia and a person(s). A blessed and lighted candle always symbolizes Christ. Each candle also represents a great truth about Christ: [1] He will come again in power to judge all. [2] He will judge me at the moment of my death. [3] Jesus comes to me with His grace, now, especially at Mass. [4] Jesus came in the flesh to save us - to save me. Hope [...]

The Advent WreathDVRodriguez2023-12-22T08:21:13-05:00

Eternity Always in View

DVRodriguez2023-12-17T10:22:20-05:00

Nothing impure can enter Heaven. Thinking about Purgatory inspires penance and self denial (which we all struggle with). Here are five important means to avoid Purgatory. Our Lady is the Mother of everyone in Purgatory and there is no soul there whose pain is not alleviated by her. Happy is the he who loves with eternity always in view; with a lively faith that he must shortly die and enter into eternity.

Eternity Always in ViewDVRodriguez2023-12-17T10:22:20-05:00

La Imagen Milagrosa de Guadalupe

DVRodriguez2023-12-27T07:58:11-05:00

Nuestra Señora vino a América para traer a Cristo, la verdadera fe católica y la salvación. Su imagen es uno de los milagros más poderosos de la historia. Esto debería ayudarnos a confiar en la importancia de la Virgen María y en el poder de su santa intercesión.

La Imagen Milagrosa de GuadalupeDVRodriguez2023-12-27T07:58:11-05:00

No Se Turbe Tu Corazón

DVRodriguez2023-12-26T14:17:56-05:00

Cristo vino a este continente a través de la Santísima Virgen María. En el fondo, Guadalupe es el mismo misterio que su nacimiento en Belén. Creer en Dios significa creer en la Madre de Dios, es decir, confiar verdaderamente en su poderosa intercesión. Hay que confiar cada vez más en las palabras de la Virgen. Por ejemplo, no debemos temer ninguna enfermedad. Considera cuán grande fue la fe, la humildad, el amor y el deseo de María por la venida de Jesús. Al comulgar, trata de imitar más estas disposiciones interiores de la Santísima Virgen María.

No Se Turbe Tu CorazónDVRodriguez2023-12-26T14:17:56-05:00