Please read the commentary before the homily. Last week, Matthew told how Jesus had multiplied the loaves and fishes to feed the five thousand. Then he had gone up the mountain to pray and his disciples had left by boat … Continued
Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. El relato de San Mateo cómo Jesús alimentó a los cinco mil hombres en el desierto sigue su relato del banquete que Herodes había dado en el cual mandó la decapitar a … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. We are born naked. We spend a lifetime adding clothing, money, things of all kinds. We die naked: nothing of what we have added to our resumes do we take with us to … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Jesus’ disciples told Jesus to send her away, the Canaanite woman. They had also suggested that Jesus send away the five thousand people at the multiplication of the loaves. Jesus did not send … Continued
Please read the passage indicated before the homily. Jesus had just fed the five thousand men, not counting the women and the children. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all recount this episode. Matthew has placed the multiplication of the loaves … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Matthew’s story of how Jesus fed the five thousand kingdom follows his account of the banquet Herod had given in which he had had John the Baptist beheaded. Jesus gives a banquet of … Continued
disculpe: Esta homilia en español no es disponible; reanudará el fin la semana que viene.
Please read the passage before the commentary. When Jesus had finished speaking to the crowds in parables, he went back to his hometown. His own townspeople rejected him, much as the people of Matthew’s day had rejected Jesus. They saw … Continued
lease read the passage before the commentary. This story of Mary and Martha concludes a section of Luke’s Gospel concerning discipleship. Jesus welcomes all into discipleship, women and men. At the same time, he challenges the norms of society. Jesus … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. What is the kingdom of God like? It is like a mustard seed’s progress of starting small and ending large. The kingdom may seem insignificant in the world of today, but it is … Continued