(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. We celebrate on this date the fact that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, experienced much sorrow and stress as she lived her life of faith in God. This passage describes how … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. Chapters 7 and 8 for a unity. The evangelist has made a sandwich out of these two chapters. The bun consists of two sets of stories, each consisting of a healing … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. There were some “liberal, easy-going, lax” Christians in Luke’s time. They freely associated with sinners, neglected Sabbath regulations and mixed with holy and unholy people as well. This sounds very much … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) God does not engage in favoritism. God welcomes all who come. We, however, engage in favoritism. In our time we do not see many people coming to our assembly dressed in fancy duds … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, Dios no tiene favoritismos; recibe a todos los que lo acercan. Pero, nosotros tenemos favoritismos. En nuestros tiempos, no hay muchos hombres que entran en nuestras asambleas lujosamente vestidos ni … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. This something I find fascinating. God is often described in the Hebrew Scriptures as the Bridegroom of his people. In other words, God is married to his people. God and his … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. You may want to read verses 31 to 37 of this chapter also. In that passage Luke tells us how Jesus cast the devil out of a man on the Sabbath … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. The Gospel according to Luke devotes two chapters to the conceptions and births of John the Baptist and Jesus. It then devotes half of the third chapter to the ministry of … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Consider life without electricity, Internet, or the other amenities we take for granted. Consider also a time when the bride would leave her family and join permanently the family of her … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Some of our enemies have become our friends and sometimes our friends become our enemies. We fought the Japanese people in World War II and invented the name Japs for them. … Continued