(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
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, El libro de Revelación o bien la Apocalipsis: ¿Por qué lo es nuestra lectura para la Pascua? Es un libro de perturbación, de resistencia, de lucha, y de aflicción. ¿Por … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Peter, with John, had invoked the Lord’s name to heal a crippled man. He then explained to the people that God had raised up Jesus as God’s chosen Messiah. In the … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) St Francis used to send his followers out and tell them to live obediently according to the customs of the land for two years until they had learned to know the … Continued