Please read the passage before reading the commentary “The fifth day of the fourth month of the fifth year etc.” According to scholars, that would be July 31, 295 BCE. The river Chebar was something like a canal or offshoot … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Many grains make one bread; many grapes make one wine. We all eat and we all drink, but there is only one Body, one Blood of Christ. We, the … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Muchos granos se hacen un pan; muchas uvas se hacen un vino. Muchos comemos y muchos bebemos, pero único es el cuerpo y la sangre de Cristo. Muchos … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary Nahum the prophet flourished around 621 BCE. His name means Compassionate One. We know little about him. The town of Capernaum includes his name, Caper-na(h)um, which means Nahum’s town. Capernaum, however, has … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary Chapters 30 and 31 come between chapter 29 and chapter 33. You and I all know this. Chapter 29 describes the initial defeat of the Israelites at the Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary I do not want to call Hananiah a bad person. He is given a genealogy, son of Azzur, and a title, prophet. He probably was deeply affected by the political, military, and … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary I do not want to call Hananiah a bad person. He is given a genealogy, son of Azzur, and a title, prophet. He probably was deeply affected by the political, military, and … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, In today’s gospel, Jesus said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he has sent.” The people asked Jesus for a sign. The people … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. El 4 de agosto 2024 Juan 6, 24-35 Hermanas y Hermanos, En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús dijo que, “la obra de Dios consiste en que crean en aquel a quien … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary This passage resembles that of chapter 7. Jeremiah had entered the temple and began to preach, chapter 7 gives us the content; chapter 26 gives us the result. The content: To all … Continued