(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Uh-oh, Peter is in trouble. He has been rating and associating with Gentile, those vile people. Why would the great Peter do such a sacrilegious thing? Peter has his reply. He was … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In his vision in the book of Revelation, St John saw an immense crowd so big that could not be counted. Those whom John saw were from all … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, En su visión en el libro de Apocalipsis, San Juan vio una muchedumbre tan grande que nadie podía contarla. Los que Juan vio eran de todas las naciones y razas, … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) One of the earliest names for the Jesus movement was The Way. One the early names for a street was Way. People who are lost do not know the way or … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) A severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem broke out. People dragged people out of their homes. This seems more like a riot or an action of a mob than a … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The United States is not a unity without diversity. Indigenous peoples, citizens, refugees, green card holders; Christians, Jewish people, Muslims, peoples from Asia, Africa, Oceania, people of different sexual expressions. Ours … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Let’s get rid of Putin and have a regime change in Russia. This would end the war in Ukraine once and for all. On the other hand, let us not get rid … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Look at the humor. The authorities say, “Lock them up.” An angel says, “Go back where you started from and keep on teaching.” The authorities cannot find them. The authorities send … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Today we are celebrating Mark the Evangelist. This passage is from First Peter because it mentions Mark by name. Mark, possibly the same person as John Mark, seems to have been … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, The book of Revelation (Apocalypse): why is it our reading for Easter? It is a book about disturbance, about opposition, about anxiety, about struggle, and about trouble: why … Continued