(Please read the passage above before reading this.) Israel was a luxuriant vine, so luxuriant that it was growing wildly. The more abundant his fruit, the more wildly he grew. If you know anything about growing vines or flowers or … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading this.) “Thus says the Lord.” So begins this passage from the prophet Hosea. The word speaks of courtship and marriage, a relationship not between one human with another, but a union of God … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Famines are horrendous. Some happens in nature, from natural causes. Others are man-made, as is happening now, when grain from Ukraine is blocked from getting to the world. If famine from … Continued
(Please read the Scripture first) My sisters and brothers, St Paul wrote his letters to address the problems his Christians faced in their day. We read these letter in the context of the problems of our day. Some Galatians believed … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, En las cartas de San Pablo, él escribió de los problemas de sus cristianos de su tiempo. En las cartas de San Pablo, nosotros leemos sus palabros en nuestro tiempo … Continued
(Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Do you know that we are called to be a sacrifice? Sacrifice does not mean being put on a fire and roasted. It does not mean something negative, something we have … Continued
Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Amos called himself a shepherd and a trimmer of sycamores. He lived around the middle of the eighth century before the common era. In the first chapters, Amos gave a series … Continued
(Please read the Scripture first) My sisters and brothers, God made us for freedom. God gave us freedom so that we could choose to do good, not so that we can do whatever we want, but so that we can … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Dios nos hizo para que seamos libres. Dios nos dio nuestra libertad para que podamos elegir hacer las buenas obras, no para que hagamos todas las cosas que queramos, pero … Continued
Please read the passage above before reading the commentary.) Catholics celebrate Christ’s love for us on the third Friday after Pentecost with special emphasis. We contemplate the love God has had and still has for each. When we were his … Continued