2019 archive of Fr. Emery's Blog
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Spanish) - August 11, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 8/09/19
Queridos amigos,
Suena un poco extraordinario que las lecturas de estas dos últimas semanas se hayan centrado en un tema que parece apropiado, en nuestra forma ordinaria de leer la historia de la salvación, para el Adviento: tenemos que estar preparados.
En Adviento, escuchamos una y otra vez que ... Read More »
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 11, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 8/09/19
Dear friends,
It sounds a little bit extraordinary that the readings from these two past weeks have been focusing on a theme that seems appropriate, in our ordinary way of reading salvation history, for Advent: we have to be prepared.
In Advent, we hear time and again the prophets ... Read More »
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Spanish) - August 4, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 8/02/19
Queridos amigos,
Las lecturas de hoy nos recuerdan quiénes somos realmente y dónde deberían estar nuestros corazones. En el mundo actual, donde la dignidad y el respeto que OW correo a la gente es prácticamente una función de su fama y el tamaño de su bolso, es un reto para abrazar la enseñanza que ... Read More »
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 4, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 8/02/19
Dear Friends,
Today’s readings are a reminder of who we truly are and where our hearts should be. In today’s world where the dignity and the respect we owe to people are practically a function of their fame and the size of their purse, it is challenging to embrace ... Read More »
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Spanish) - July 28, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
Queridos amigos,
Muchos de nosotros, o diría que casi todos, al menos una vez nos hemos quejado del silencio aparente de Dios a nuestras oraciones. Una y otra vez compartimos nuestra frustración y en algún momento nuestra decepción y con Dios porque nuestras oraciones no están siendo contestadas. A ... Read More »
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 28, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
Dear friends,
Many of us, or I would say almost all of us, have at least once complained about God’s apparent silence to our prayers. Time and again we share our frustration and at some point our disappointment at and with God that our prayers are not being answered. ... Read More »
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Spanish) - July 21, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
Queridos amigos,
San Agustín dijo: "mi alma está inquieta hasta que descanse en el Señor". En las lecturas de hoy se nos da el ejemplo de esa hambre que el Señor debe llenar siempre nuestros corazones y almas. En la primera lectura, Abraham le ruega al Señor que no ... Read More »
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 21, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
Dear friends,
St. Augustine said, “my soul is restless until it rests in the Lord.” In today’s readings we are given the example of that hunger the Lord that should always fill our hearts and souls. In the first reading Abraham pleads with the Lord to not to remain ... Read More »
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Spanish) - July 14, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
"Ve y haz lo mismo."
Queridos amigos,
En nuestra vida diaria, cuando leemos el pasaje del evangelio de hoy, nos sentimos tentados a mirarnos a nosotros mismos a través de las lentes del Buen Samaritano. Nos preguntamos qué y cómo podemos ayudar a quienes se encuentran en una situación ... Read More »
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 14, 2019
Posted by Marie Meza on 7/26/19
“Go and do likewise.”
Dear friends,
In our daily life, when we read today’s gospel passage, we are somehow tempted to look at ourselves through the lenses of the Good Samaritan. We ask ourselves what and how we can help those in difficult situation, spiritually, materially, emotionally as well ... Read More »