10 November Luke 16:1-8

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Please read the passage before that the homily. How many people are mentioned in the story Jesus told?  We have the rich man, the steward and the debtors: anyone else?  Good question!  Who commended the unjust steward, the rich man … Continued

8 November Luke 14:25-33

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Please read the passage before that the homily. Herod the Great built a huge castle for himself; it had three towers, the ruins of one remain.  It is said that Herod knew how to work the emperor to Herod’s best … Continued

6 November Luke 14:12-14

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Please read the passage before that the homily. We do it for Thanksgiving Day; why not do it every day?  We celebrate the Eucharist every day, and Eucharist means thanksgiving; every day, then, is a Thanksgiving Day.  What do we … Continued

5 November 2023

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Please read the passage before reading the homily.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, The scribes and the Pharisees would read the law of Moses, but they did not do the works of Moses.  They preferred to become great and be given … Continued

3 November Luke 14:1-6

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Please read the passage before the homily. Luke likes to relate similar stories that highlight both women and men.  Today we have a reading involving a man.  Luke has already reported a healing of a woman suffering from hemorrhages. In … Continued

1 November Matthew 5:1-12

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Please read the passage before the homily. Today the Church celebrates all the holy women and men of all generations whom God has called through death into the eternity of God’s kingdom.  Our brothers and sisters of the faith of … Continued

30 October Luke 13:10-17

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Please read the passage before the homily. Why do we celebrate Sabbath or Sunday?  On Sabbath, God rested from the labor of creating the world.  God rested and so invites us to share this divine rest.  The Sabbath is a … Continued