(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Is it permissible to do a different good thing if the Lord tells us to something else? The Lord told Saul to do one thing, and Saul substituted another. The prophet … Continued
(Please read the above Scriptural passage before the homily.) If God were a gardener, God would have many beautiful flowers, in many different colors and in many different varieties. God would not plant only one flower in only one color … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, Si Dios fuera jardinero, Dios haría creder muchas hermosas flores con muchos colores y muchas variedades. Dios no plantaría una sola flor de una sola clase con un solo color … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We want a king, one like all the other nations have. This passage is not about private rights versus public rights; nor is it about vaccine mandates or the availability of … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We begin a series of readings from the books of Samuel and Kings, four books once titled 1-4 Kings. In the first two, the prophet Samuel is prominent; in the latter … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) How sad! A revelation from the Lord was infrequent. God had stopped talking to God’s own people. The people must have done something really bad, something like not paying attention to … Continued
(Please read the above Scriptural passage before the homily.) Today we celebrate the mystery of the baptism of the Lord. St Peter was preaching two things in today’s second Reading: (1) that God has no favorites; (2) God anointed Jesus … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, Hoy celebramos el misterio del bautismo del Señor. San Pedro predicaba dos cosas en la lectura segunda hoy: (primero) Dios no hace distinción de personas; y (segundo) Dios ungió con … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) There were problems in John’s religious community. Some had left the community to walk by a different spirit. John had to struggle against this movement. He uses the letter to fight … Continued
(Please read the above Scriptural passage before the homily.) We celebrate today the mystery of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word Epiphany is a Greek word; it means revelation or manifestation. It is the mystery that God has revealed … Continued