Fr. Mark Hamlet

Where Did the Bible Come From?

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:02:33 +0000

Where did the Bible come from? In recent generations Catholics in Texas find themselves surrounded by beliefs arise in predominantly Protestant influences. So, where, exactly did the Bible come from? The Bible came from the Mass. From the earliest generations of the Church, when Bishops met in large groups or synods, they would ask one […]

Source

Stir Up Your Faith!

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:31:05 +0000

In the first reading the prophet Habakkuk asks a question many of us ask sometimes in our faith life. How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! We may doubt God is really doing anything, and that our faith is in vain. In the Gospel, we hear the apostles struggling […]

Source

Martha and Mary at Bethany

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:42:20 +0000

Love grows. Love matures. Love can be messy. When I engage in marriage prep, I love to use love stories. I recall an interview I heard on National Public Radio years ago. NPR was doing a series on marriage, and they interviewed an older married woman about her marriage. The interviewer asked, “Was it love at […]

Source

Gethsemane Pilgrimage 2019

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:25:56 +0000

I mentioned at the beginning of our pilgrimage the importance of knowing the difference between “tourism” and “pilgrimage”. We should consider another spiritual dimension: A pilgrimage should involve discernment, or an intention. Jesus’ last evening at Gethsemane was a discernment. He was completely free. He knew he had a choice. He knew what his choices […]

Source

Corpus Christi 2019

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:39:46 +0000

The first written teaching we possess regarding the Eucharist, the Holy Mass, comes to us from St. Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, written from Ephesus to the Church in Corinth around the year 56, some 23 years after Jesus’ crucifixion. I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, […]

Source

Ascension 2019

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 18:45:12 +0000

St. Luke wrote both the first reading from Acts and the Gospel reading. Luke was the only Gospel writer who was not a Hebrew or a Jew. He was probably a Greek-speaking Christian from the city of Antioch in Syria. St. Paul referred to him as a physician, so he was well educated, and wrote and […]

Source

He is Risen!

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 15:26:28 +0000

At daybreak on the first day of the week the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. The Resurrection of […]

Source

A Woman Caught in Adultery

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:28:26 +0000

Remember the old Protestant gospel song, probably written and sung prior to the 1870’s. Give me that old-time religion, Give me that old-time religion Give me that old-time religion It’s good enough for me The song represents a spiritual mindset that goes against the teachings of scripture, particularly with Isaiah and the prophets and St. […]

Source

Prepare for Lent

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 15:16:39 +0000

This week we have Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent. We must prepare well to live a fruitful Lent. The readings today can help us enter Lent with our personal examination and discernment of Conscience. Jesus said in the Gospel, Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive […]

Source

Tithing and the Kingdom of God

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:22:02 +0000

Imagine if your world were completely turned upside down. What you thought was good and true, was actually evil and false. That is the theme of today’s readings. Jesus said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Then he said, But woe to you who are rich, for you […]

Source