Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Before we say goodbye to Ephesians, I want to backtrack to Ephesians 2 for the good and challenging news it contains. You, who were once alienated and strangers to God, now belong … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This passage is the one time in the New Testament when Paul speaks to children and to the parents of children. This points to a later period in the life of the … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. What we believe has consequences. If we believe in all the stuff that Political Party Z puts out, we will vote Z; if we believe that Party A has all the right … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. Paul writes to Timothy. He is an old man, and he has been poured out like a libation. The moment of his leaving has arrived. He has fought the good fight, he … Continued
Mis hermanas y hermanos, Pablo escribe a Timoteo. Él es viejo y he llegado la hora del sacrificio. Se acerca también el momento de su partida. Ha luchado en el combate y corrido hasta la meta y perseverado en la … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. Paul writes to Timothy. He is an old man, and he has been poured out like a libation. The moment of his leaving has arrived. He has fought the good fight, he … Continued
Mis hermanas y hermanos, Pablo escribe a Timoteo. Él es viejo y he llegado la hora del sacrificio. Se acerca también el momento de su partida. Ha luchado en el combate y corrido hasta la meta y perseverado en la … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Paul once counted himself among the dead and disobedient people of the world. He, however, did receive mercy from God and afterwards preached the Gospel. What was Paul’s authority for his preaching? … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Several weeks ago, I attended a conference on evangelization, on preaching about the death and resurrection of Jesus from a person’s lived experience of Jesus. Today’s reading does not start off with … Continued
THE AUTHOR IS ON VACATION WITH ONLY SPOTTY INTERNET. HOMILIES WILL RESUME SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16. DUE APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. FR DAVID VINCENT