Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Do you remember how the Israelites escaped from Egypt at the time of the Exodus? They crossed through the water and entered a desert. They wandered the desert for forty years. Then … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. There are in this gospel kings, priests, prophets, dreamers such as Joseph the patriarch, and gifts such as incense, gold and myrrh. Besides there is much mysterious magic. The mysterious magi come … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Hay en este evangelio reyes, sacerdotes, profetas, los que sueñan sueños como José el patriarca, regalos como oro incienso y mirra. Hay también muchos misterios y magos. Los misteriosos magos … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Jesus is full of grace and truth. Jesus shares his grace ad truth with us humans. Our passage today concerns our reaction to this grace and truth. John the Baptist truthfully points … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The Gospel according to John starts out telling us that grace and truth have come to us through Jesus Christ (John 1:17). We may ask what the truth is about John the … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Think of this passage in terms of family. God has a family. In Christian language we speak of a Trinity of persons we call Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is God’s … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The life and struggles of Adam and Eve we replicate in our own lives. Somehow, we relive the ups and downs of our history in our own lives. This is true also … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Yesterday we started our celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus. Today we remember the first martyr, St Stephen. Jesus tells us to “beware of men” because they will hand us over … Continued
lease read this passage before reading the homily. The Gospel according to John has an unusual way of telling of the birth of Jesus, quite different from that of Matthew and Luke. The choirs of angels and the treasures of … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. is hermanas y hermanos, El santo evangelio según San Juan nos relata el nacimiento de Cristo en manera inusual. No hay los ángeles ni los pastores ni los tesoros de los magos. Pero si, … Continued