Please read the passage before reading the homily When we hear the word apocalypse or speak of something as apocalyptic, about what do we usually think? Do images of catastrophic plane crashes, erupting volcanoes, raging flood waters, exploding dams, falling … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the homily We know that we are supposed to wash our hands before eating. Our parents taught us this. We learned to wash to get rid of germs that could make us sick. Our … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the homily Today we talk about the sandwich, the literary technique that is like a sandwich with similar incidences framing the middle. An example is today’s reading. The story begins and ends with John’s … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the homily Jesus grew up in Nazareth. He apparently had an uneventful childhood, except, perhaps, for one instance when he stayed behind in Jerusalem. He was not known for doing miraculous things, such as … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Paul was writing about the need to live without anxieties. He was writing to married people and unmarried people. When the Bible speaks of two opposites, it usually includes … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, San Pablo escribía sobre la necesidad de vivir sin preocupaciones. Les hablaba de los casados y de los solteros, los que no están casados. Cuando las Escrituras hablan de dos … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) This is how it is with the Kingdom of God. The seed grows, sprouts and bears fruit of its own accord. The sower only has to sow it. It is also … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) This is the first of three parables about seeds. The second and third parables are used for Friday’s reading. To understand them, we should probably read them one after the other. … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) Today we celebrate the conversion of Paul the Apostle from being a persecutor to a believer in Christ. The Gospel reading celebrates the need to proclaim conversion. In the earliest manuscripts … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Life is passing away. We do not own our own lives. We own nothing, except out sins. Everything is on, loan; nothing is our own. Our money is not … Continued