Homily: 27 October: Luke 13:22-30

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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.  I can imagine that the main streets in and out of the city probably had huge gates.  Perhaps there were other smaller ones, ones … Continued

Homily: 20 October: Luke 12:39-48

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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We have a grammar lesson today.  “If the master had known when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.”  What is the grammar here?  … Continued

Homily: 18 October: Luke 10:1-9

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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We start off with a quiz today: where in the Bible are sheep and wolves mentioned together?  I am thinking of two passages from the prophet Isaiah (11:6 and 65:25): “The … Continued

Homily: 15 October: Luke 12:1-7

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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We meet the Pharisees again.  It is good to remember that the Gospels were written some forty or more year after the ascension of the Lord Jesus.  It is also good … Continued

Homily: 13 October: Luke 11:42-46

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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus had no problems with the Pharisees’ practice of tithing on garden produce.  He did have a problem, however, with how the Pharisees substituted tithing of herbs for greater social justice … Continued

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El 10 de octubre: hebreos 4,14-16: Homilía Mis hermanos y hermanas, Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, es nuestro sumo sacerdote.  Él ha entrado en el cielo, no para alejarse de nosotros, pero si para interceder por nosotros. Ustedes que llegaste … Continued