Author Archives: dvincent

Please read the passage before the homily. It is all about me.  My brother gets all the inheritance, but I want some of it.  I have had a bumper crop of wheat this year and I can sell it on … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the homily.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?  Jesus has no money, but his enemies have Roman money with the image and name of … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Es licito o no pagar al tributo al Cesar?  Jesús no tiene la moneda, pero si, sus enemigos tienen la moneda con la imagen y el nombre del César.  Ellos … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. The reading for today flows from a dinner to which Jesus had been invited and at which the host looked down on Jesus for not washing before eating.  This meal is discussed in … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. In one sense the 70/72 are sent out into the whole world, and in another sense, we are being sent out as apostles. The task is dangerous, like sheep versus wolves.  The task … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. An evil generation looks for a sign.  An evil generation will receive the sign of Jonah.  Jonah was a reluctant prophet; he did not want to be a prophet and tried to escape … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.  One time, the prophet Isaias said that the Lord of all would … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, El reino de los cielos es semejante a un rey que preparó un banquete de bodas para su hijo.  Una vez, el profeta Isaías dijo que el Señor del universo … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. A house divided against itself cannot stand.  Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have said this about the Civil War.  Jesus said it about the accusation that Jesus was working for Satan.  We can … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. To give you a context for today’s reading, there are two things I will mention.  The highway between Jerusalem and Jericho was notorious for having bandits that prowled the route robbing, wounding and … Continued