(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
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus had no problems with the Pharisees’ practice of tithing on garden produce. He did have a problem, however, with how the Pharisees substituted tithing of herbs for greater social justice … Continued
El 10 de octubre: hebreos 4,14-16: Homilía 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 llegaste … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) What do the Queen of the South and the Ninevites have in common? I am thinking of two things. They were not members of the chosen people and they listened to … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, On July 1 of next year, we shall be part of a family of parishes. We shall join the parishes of St Christopher in Vandalia and St John the … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, El primer de julio del año próximo nuestra parroquia del Sagrado Corazón va a hacerse una Familia de Parroquias. Nos uniremos las parroquias de San Juan el Bautista en Tipp … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) “Lord, teach us to pray.” John the Baptist taught his disciples how to pray. The Jewish people use the prayer from Deuteronomy, “Hear, O Israel…” Muslims use the Allah prayer every … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We are slow learners. When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe, but when someone stronger than he attacks and overcomes him,” he loses everything. If … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) “And who is my neighbor?” Once upon a time, in Washington, both Houses of Congress decided that they needed special and distinctive suits either of purple of orange cloth. So it … Continued
El 3 de octubre: hebreos 2,9-11: Homilía Por favor lean este pasaje antes de leer la homilía Mis hermanos y hermanas, En Adán todos nosotros hemos pecado; en Cristo todos nosotros hemos obedecido. Dos hombres, dos que tienen la misma … Continued