Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. “Some Jews believed in Jesus”. Generally speaking, the early believers in Jesus had good relations with the Jewish community. In Jerusalem, they could frequent the Temple. When it came to the siege … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. I do not know how the authorities could catch only one person in the “very act of committing adultery”. The other person must have been invisible or jumped out the window when … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, This is the third Sunday Gospel that we use to prepare candidates for baptism. We have met the woman at the well and the living water Jesus offered … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos En el domingo el 12 de marzo, el evangelio se leyó de la mujer samaritana cerca del pozo. Ella confesó que Jesús era el Mesías. En el domingo pasado (el … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. You know me and you do not know me. A grandfather was in the Vietnam Conflict. He said he had served as a cook. On a camping trip with his grandson, however, … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Yesterday in the gospel passage, the first sixteen verses of John 5, Jesus healed a man and told him to pick up his mat and go home. Some people did not like … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. I have a nephew who is not related be me by blood or any kinship. My sister and brother-in-law adopted him at birth. We share no DNA, but he is my nephew. … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In Hebrew, a pool for ritual washing is called a mikveh. There was in Jerusalem a mikveh called Siloam. It is near the tunnel King Hezekiah dug to … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos Los judíos llaman una piscina para la purificación de sus impurezas, un miqvé. Hay en Jerusalén un miqvé que se llamaba Siloé. Este miqvé está cerca del túnel que el … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Many times, when a scribe or learned person asked Jesus a question, it was to trap him. This time, however, the scribe seems genuinely interested, Jewish people of that day often discussed … Continued