Blog 5 June: 2 Timothy 1:1-3,6-12

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  The scene is that of an aging Paul writing to a young Timothy.  Each was looking into the future, one from experience, the other in apprehension. Paul was Jewish.  He had worshiped … Continued

Blog 3 June: 2 Peter 1:2-7

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  God is glorious, divine, powerful, huge, and overwhelmingly great, in the eyes of the author of this letter.  Yet, this God wants to share with us all the splendidness of this glory.  … Continued

2 June 2024 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

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Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, This feast used to be called the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi).  The feast of the Blood of Christ was on another day and considered a lesser feast day.  … Continued

Blog 31 May: Zephaniah 3:14-18a

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  God sent Zephaniah to pronounce doom on all the peoples and cities who did not fear God and who perpetrated crime and sin.  God wiped out the nations who had belittled God’s … Continued

Blog 29 May: 1 Peter 1:18-25

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  This letter was written, in part, to encourage Christians suffering for their belief in God.  They had faced hassling, bigotry, discrimination from others for their faith in Jesus Christ.  We may not … Continued

Blog 27 May: 1 Peter 1:3-9

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  My great-niece writes fiction.  Should she publish a book using my name I would be honored.  Should I publish a book under your name, I could be sued.  Two thousand years ago, … Continued

26 May 2024 Matthew 28:16-20

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Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Today is the feast of the Holy Trinity.  We have proclaimed words from the end of Matthew’s gospel account.  Jesus commissioned his disciples to baptize in “the name of … Continued

El 26 de mayo 2024 Mateo 28,16-20

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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Hoy es la fiesta de la Santísima Trinidad.  Hemos proclamado palabras del fin del evangelio según San Mateo. En este evangelio, el Señor Jesús comisionó a sus discípulos … Continued

Blog 24 May: James 5:9-12

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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  Do you know that if you have to confirm your statements by an oath, you are outside your community because you do not trust the community or the community does not trust … Continued