(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Consider well what you are doing. If you are a candidate for public office, can you defeat your opponent? If you have a business, can you pay for the special equipment … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The name of the religion the Muslims practice is called Islam. The name means submission, which gives peace. The summary of the eight Beatitudes is submission. I think that most other … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) On Monday we had a passage from Luke’s gospel account about healing a woman. Today we have one about a cure of a man. Luke likes to put opposites together. The … Continued
(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
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) A woman came. It was a Sabbath. She was mightily crippled. She could not stand up straight. Jesus came. It was a Sabbath. He was mighty in word and deed. He … Continued
(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
(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
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Jesus, the Son of God, is our high priest. He has entered heaven, not to distance himself from us but to intercede for us. You who have come here … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) 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 llegaron aquí … Continued
(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