Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Amos called himself a shepherd and a trimmer of sycamores. He lived around the middle of the eighth century before the common era. In the first chapters, Amos gave a series … Continued
(Please read the Scripture first) My sisters and brothers, God made us for freedom. God gave us freedom so that we could choose to do good, not so that we can do whatever we want, but so that we can … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Dios nos hizo para que seamos libres. Dios nos dio nuestra libertad para que podamos elegir hacer las buenas obras, no para que hagamos todas las cosas que queramos, pero … Continued
Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Catholics celebrate Christ’s love for us on the third Friday after Pentecost with special emphasis. We contemplate the love God has had and still has for each. When we were his … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) We may have an account here of the finding of the first written part of the Bible. The Bible started as stories told and passed down from one generation to another. … Continued
Please read the passage above before the homily. My sisters and brothers, In chapters 10-14 of First Corinthians, St Paul was teaching the Corinthians and us the truths of Christ. Some of the instructions was on the truth of the … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, En los capítulos diez a catorce de la primera carta a los corintios, San Pablo estaba enseñando a los corintio (y también a nosotros) las verdades de Cristo. Unas instrucciones … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) It was a sorrowful and horrendous time, the defeat and the deportation of the Israelites from their homeland. This would have violated the UN Charter if it had happened in today’s … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) At one time, during the reigns of David and Solomon, all the Israelites formed one united kingdom. After Solomon, the land was split, the northern ten tribes making one kingdom and … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Moses named his successor, then he died on Mt Nebo. Elijah likewise chose his successor, Elisha. Although he is not said to have died, Elijah was taken up to heaven near … Continued