Please read the passage before reading the commentary In Jeremiah 1;4-5, Jeremiah was told that God had known and called him from before the womb to be a prophet. In today’s reading Jeremiah calls his birth a disaster. This is … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary A casual friend does not give a casual friend underwear as a gift. God sent Jeremiah to buy a loin cloth, which is underwear, or perhaps a jockstrap or lingerie, something intimate. … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, In today’s gospel, to feed 5 thousand men it would cost more than 200 days denarius. This is the salary for working 200 days. In Ohio, where the minimum … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, En el evangelio de hoy, para alimentar a cinco mil hombres costaría más que dos cientos denarios. Es el salario por trabajar dos cientos días. En Ohio, donde … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary God called the people rebellious children. If the people did not to be called God’s children of God, then God would treat them as a Master or boss to non-children. Either way, … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary Here begins the book of Jeremiah. God called Jeremiah. From before Jeremiah’s conception in his mother’s womb, God had called Jeremiah. Thus our book begins as well. Before our conception in our … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary Today we have a reading from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. He is teaching about the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. If one person has died for all, then all … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Jesus saw a vast crowd moving like sheep without a shepherd. In the Hebrew Bible, kings were called shepherds. A people without a shepherd was a people without a … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Jesús vio una numerosa multitud que se movía como ovejas sin pastor. En la biblia, a los reyes se les llamaban pastores. Un pueblo sin pastor era un … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary First, a word about the ordering of the verses. The reading and the responsorial psalm used in the Roman Catholic tradition form one piece. The part used a psalm for reflection consists … Continued