(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) I think St Paul really liked the people of Philippi. Did you hear him thanking God for the Philippians? Did you hear how he held them in his heart? Paul recognized … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We celebrate the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude. Our reading come from the letter to the Ephesians. This letter was written to second-generation Christians. They were experiencing alienation because … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) I look at a picture of myself at my age and I see my Dad when he was this age. I fancy myself as following in his footsteps, which is probably … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, I want to speak to you today about my favorite candidate for President. This candidate all the people of Thessalonica have nominated and support. The whole region of Macedonia … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) El 25 de octubre: el trigésimo domingo del tiempo ordinario: Mis hermanos y hermanas, Mis amigos, hoy quiero hablarlos a ustedes de mi candidato favorito para la presidencia. Todos los hombres en Tesalónica lo … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) In baptism, we are incorporated and made into the Body of Christ. Christ is the universal head of the great cosmos, the resplendent and glorified Lord of heaven and earth. We … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) Paul in his early life in Judaism, had persecuted the Church of God. Later he considered himself the least of all the holy ones. It was the grace of God that … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) The author of the letter to the Ephesians would have us consider the condition we and the rest of the world were in before our conversion. We lived in the flesh, … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We have begun a series of readings from the letter to the Ephesians. We shall use this series in most weekdays Masses for the rest of October. The letter shows some … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) When my older brothers and sisters were growing up, our parents were naïve. If they were leaving, they would say, “Good bye and don’t fight.” We found many ways of not … Continued