In a City of Giants, a Child Holds the World: Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe
Homily – November 23rd, 2025 – Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, C  2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 – Fr. Cristiano, ShCC  Let me start today with a fun little New York secret that’s actually been hiding in plain  sight: right across from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Fifth Ave by Rockefeller Center,  there’s this iconic four-story bronze statue—a giant bronze “dude” holding up a  massive globe on his shoulders. That’s the mythic heavyweight himself: Atlas.  In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who lost his battle against Zeus and the other  gods, and his punishment was to hold up the heavens—literally carrying the weight of  the sky on his shoulders for all ...

Jesus Christ, the King and Savior, on the cross
The Gospel of Luke (Lk 23:35-43) presents us with a disconcerting scene: Jesus, King of the Universe, is crucified, surrounded by mockery, insults, and misunderstanding. This is how the liturgy presents the Lord on this last Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C: not on a golden throne, but on a cross, among evildoers, and seemingly defeated. In this text, we will walk through the seven points proposed in our Sunday podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MPgevecyqEA : the characters, their attitudes, the way they speak, what they ask for, who Jesus is to each one, the inscription on the cross, and finally, the solemn word addressed to the good thief. At each step, the question is simple and demanding: where am I ...
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What is Lent?
Lent is a special liturgical season in which the Church prepares to celebrate the most important mystery of the Christian faith: the Paschal Mystery. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends in Holy Week.

Homily – Third Sunday of Advent, C – Father Cristiano Pinheiro
Zep 3:14-18a; Psalm: Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6.; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 As we draw closer to Christmas, we’re called to rejoice! Gaudete, in Latin, is in the imperative form, Rejoice! Today we’re summoned to ‘Rejoice’ in the nearness of Jesus’ birth! So, everything today is filled with an atmosphere of intense joy! Because we are the community of those who are reached by the love of Christ; we have been saved and we know it! We are the community of the forgiven; the community of the redeemed. So, our hallmark is JOY. Joy is what defines us! So, rejoice – you are saved You know, especially under Pope Francis, we as a Church have entered into a kind of kairos ...