(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) Imagine speaking in tongues or having the power to heal others of their aches, pains and sicknesses. Would not these be wonderful? When I was younger I used to go to … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We have always had divisions in the Church it seems. In our larger history we have seen the division between the East and the West, between Churches we call Orthodox and … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) Are we allowed to eat meat that was sacrificed to pagan gods? Now to share in the meat meant to share in the sacrifice. If should do this, some could take … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) In this letter to the Corinthians, St Paul addressed the Corinthians as little children, not up to eating adult food. He judged them as not being able to distinguish right from … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) At Passover time, in Jewish households, deep cleaning takes place to remove every trace of yeast or leaven from the home. Yeast was symbol of corruption because it sneakingly takes over … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, Para nosotros, no tenemos con nadie otro mandato que la del amor mutuo: necesitamos amar a nuestros prójimos como a nosotros mismos. En esta carta a los romanos, San Pablo … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, In today’s passage from Romans, I hear St Paul tell us that we owe nothing to anyone, except to love them. In his letter to the Romans, Paul had … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) “I do not have to put with this. I do not answer to you. You did not send me or hire me. Someone else did that. I am not answerable to … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) Is your candidate for public office the Chosen One of God or the One Anointed by the Spirit? King Saul had that said of him, but that God replaced Saul with … Continued
(Please read these Scripture passages first, before the homily.) From now to the end of November, the gospel reading will usually come from Luke’s account. We spend the first part of Ordinary Time with Mark for a basic outline of … Continued