Please read this passage before reading the homily. This birth of Jesus did not suddenly happen, nor did it happen in a vacuum, nor was it an isolated event. It was something for which we were prepared, it happened in … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the commentary. My sisters and brothers, God sent an angel from heaven to earth to a small town in Galilee to a young woman named Mary. There are many places in the universe but … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos Dios mandó a su ángel del cielo a la tierra a un poblado en Galilea a la virgen que se llamaba María. Hay muchos lugares en el universo, pero sólo … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. This passage is a company ion piece to the Canticle of Mary in the Gospel according to Luke (1:46-56). Hannah was barren and had no children, which was considered shameful or disgraceful … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. The prophet tells the king to ask for a sign from the Lord. He king refuses to ask for as sign. It is not that he did not need a sign, but … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. “The days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I raise up a righteous shoot to David.” Constantly throughout the pages of the Bible God keeps the promise God made to keep a … Continued
Please read the passage above before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, Who was John? He was not the Messiah, not Elijah, not the prophet. This person, the great John the Baptist, was only a voice crying in a … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. El 17 de diciembre 2023 (Juan 1,6-8, 19-28) Mis hermanas y hermanos ¿Quién fue Juan? No fue el Mesías, ni Elías, ni el profeta. Este hombre, el gran Juan el Bautista, fue sólo una … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. Isaiah is a prophet of the present and of the future, calling for repentance and proclaiming rescue and salvation. He would call Israel’s kings and people away from idolatry to faithfulness to … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. To a people loaded down with grief, guilt, and all kinds of sorrow, to a people in despair, to people numbed with disaster, God speaks through the prophet to ask if they … Continued