Please read this passage before reading this homily. Jesus slept on the cross. He was already dead when the soldier came to break his leg and so hasten his death. The soldiers then thrust a spear into Jesus’ side and … Continued
Please read this passage before reading this homily. The scene is that of an aging Paul writing to a young Timothy. Each was looking into the future, one from experience, the other in apprehension. Paul was Jewish. He had worshiped … Continued
Please read this passage before reading this homily. God is glorious, divine, powerful, huge, and overwhelmingly great, in the eyes of the author of this letter. Yet, this God wants to share with us all the splendidness of this glory. … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, This feast used to be called the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi). The feast of the Blood of Christ was on another day and considered a lesser feast day. … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Esta fiesta solía llamarse el Cuerpo de Cristo (Corpus Christi). La fiesta de la Sangre de Cristo era el primer de julio. En aquellos días la gente no … Continued
Please read this passage before reading this homily. God sent Zephaniah to pronounce doom on all the peoples and cities who did not fear God and who perpetrated crime and sin. God wiped out the nations who had belittled God’s … Continued
Please read this passage before reading this homily. This letter was written, in part, to encourage Christians suffering for their belief in God. They had faced hassling, bigotry, discrimination from others for their faith in Jesus Christ. We may not … Continued
Please read this passage before reading this homily. My great-niece writes fiction. Should she publish a book using my name I would be honored. Should I publish a book under your name, I could be sued. Two thousand years ago, … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Today is the feast of the Holy Trinity. We have proclaimed words from the end of Matthew’s gospel account. Jesus commissioned his disciples to baptize in “the name of … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Hoy es la fiesta de la Santísima Trinidad. Hemos proclamado palabras del fin del evangelio según San Mateo. En este evangelio, el Señor Jesús comisionó a sus discípulos … Continued