Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. There was tension in the early Church. The Church had deep Jewish roots, but had welcomed Gentiles into itself. Some questions had arisen, such as the need for circumcision and dietary problems. … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Imagine a town hall meeting in Galatia with the local church officials. The assembly is to hear complaints about church doctrine and practice. Some question the dying and the rising of Jesus, … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. The letters of Paul to Timothy are called ‘mandate letters’. This means that they are for the instruction of the Church that Timothy was governing. Timothy already knew the gift he had … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Las cartas a Timoteo son cartas para instruir a la iglesia que Timoteo gobernaba. Timoteo ya conocía que había recibido el don por la imposición de las manos de Pablo, … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. When God speaks from the tempests of our lives, we have to listen, hear, and understand. The might of God calls us out of our selves with all our hypocrisies, blind spots, … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The book of Genesis starts out telling how God created the universe. God’s spirit hovered over the waters. These waters were a concrete way of describing the nothingness or chaos that “existed” … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. We have some readings from the book of Job this week. We probably could use some background material. The scene is the king’s court or the President’s cabinet meeting. The Satan figure … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. The first letter to Timothy starts out affirming that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. It continues by saying that there is only one God and only one creation … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Esta primera carta a Timoteo comienza diciendo que Jesucristo vino en el mundo para salvar a los pecadores. Continúa diciendo que hay un solo Dios y una sola creación de … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This is a mysterious and strange passage. It is wisdom from the Hebrews and, therefore, it has much parallelism and contrasts. The passage consists of seven doublets or pairs. The numeral seven … Continued