Author Archives: dvincent

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, in your families.  “I assure you that if the grain of wheat not fall to the ground and die, it remains just a grain of wheat.  But if it … Continued

Por favor, Lean este pasaje antes Hermanas y Hermanos, “Yo les aseguro que si el grano de trigo, sembrado en la tierra, no muere, queda infecundo; pero si muere, producirá mucho fruto.” No soy granero, pero yo sé que la … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. Wisdom is a late book of the Bible.  It was written at a time or in a culture where good people were considered children of God.  According to the thought of the … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. Does the Lord ever take a vacation?  Not as we consider vacations.  Pagan gods may be out to lunch, in meetings, on the phone, in bed, or otherwise occupied, but our God … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. God is creating new heavens and a new earth.  Do you know how to create something new?  You start by destroying the old.  One strips the old paint off the wall before … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers,  The blind see no light.  Criminals prefer to work at night, without light.  Today is the new moon, when the moon does not show her face.  The Elect ones, … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilia. Los ciegos no ven la luz.  Los criminales prefieren operar en la noche, sin la luz.  Hoy hay la nueva luna cuando la luna no nos muestra su cara.  Los elegidos … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. The words of the prophet are addressed to us, not our leaders but to us, as they always are because God’s word is eternal, never changing, but always up to date.  I … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. What nation has statutes and decrees such as this whole law God set before us?  Before we think of ourselves a great, noble and wise nation, we should consider what makes a … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. Naaman was a leper.  His leprosy, however, did not keep him from public service or from accompanying his master to religious services.  His leprosy, likewise, was not what we call leprosy today: … Continued