(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Paul and Barnabas had returned from the first missionary journey, during which many Gentiles had come to believe. They returned to their home base in Antioch. Their stories brought great joy to … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) There was tension in the early Church. It was liberals against conservatives, Democrats versus Republicans, native Jewish Christians versus upstarts from pagan territories, and strict constitutionists versus broad interpretationalists. The apostles had … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Three times Luke, who wrote both the Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, describes the healing of crippled people, one in the Gospel (5:17-26), two in Acts (3:1-10 … Continued
(Please read the passage before the homily.) In the book of Revelation, John had a vision of a new heaven and a new earth. The old ones had disappeared. We want to see the new heavens and earth, but we … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Paul was in Antioch in Pisidia. This Antioch lay about 250 miles northwest from the Antioch on the Mediterranean Sea and about two hundred miles south of the Black Sea. Paul usually … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) We have good news, the word of God continued to grow. The Church in Antioch was very cosmopolitan. It had people like Symeon, who was black; like Lucius of Cyrene, from Africa; … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Uh-oh, Peter is in trouble. He has been rating and associating with Gentile, those vile people. Why would the great Peter do such a sacrilegious thing? Peter has his reply. He was … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In his vision in the book of Revelation, St John saw an immense crowd so big that could not be counted. Those whom John saw were from all … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, En su visión en el libro de Apocalipsis, San Juan vio una muchedumbre tan grande que nadie podía contarla. Los que Juan vio eran de todas las naciones y razas, … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) One of the earliest names for the Jesus movement was The Way. One the early names for a street was Way. People who are lost do not know the way or … Continued