(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This Passage is from the first of four Servant Songs in Isaiah. Sometimes the servant seems to be a person, sometimes the whole nation. These songs come from the period of … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, Christ is God. Christ, however, did not consider being God something to be held onto. On the contrary he emptied himself, taking on the condition of a slave. … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, Cristo es Dios. Pero si, Cristo no consideró que debía aferrarse a las prerrogativas de su condición divina. Por el contrario, se anonadó a sí mismo tomando la condición de … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jeremiah once gave the false prophet Pashhur the nickname Terror on Every Side Cf. Jeremiah 20:1-9). Then Jeremiah’s enemies picked up on that and used it to taunt Jeremiah. Jeremiah was … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego: the names have a certain rhythm. The sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe and all the other musical instruments: this is something of an … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Not all Bibles have chapter 13 of the prophet Daniel. Some include it under the heading of Apocrypha (which means good book, but not inspired). At face value, it seems to … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The wicked say among themselves. You can add some of the things the wicked say. The author of the book of Wisdom has. In generic terms, those wicked people make fun … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Cyrus, king of Persia, allowed the Israelites to return and rebuild their homeland. Apparently, not everyone jumped at the chance to return home. It was the prophet’s task to encourage them. … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The prophet speaks of new heavens and a new earth, a time when the things of the past are no longer remembered. Then newness will be so great that the old … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) March 25 is nine months before Christmas. The Church celebrates this day as the day of Christ’s conception in his mother’s womb. It is also the anniversary of Christ’s death, the … Continued