(Please read the above passage first, then the homily.) My sisters and brothers, “You are not living in the flesh, but in the Spirit.” For St Paul, here “in the flesh” means “according to our selfish human disorderedness.” What is … Continued
Por favor, lean perimero este pasaje de la Escritura. Mis hermanos y hermanas, Ustedes no vivan en conforme al desorden egoísta del hombre. ¿Cuáles son desordenes egoístas? Mis intereses, mis necesidades, las cosas que yo quiero, mi camino sobre ti … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) Today we celebrate the feast of the Apostle Thomas. On feasts such as this, we often have proclaimed to us this reading from Ephesians. The call to be an Apostle is … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We celebrate the prophet Amos in the Word of God among us this week. Next week we shall have the opportunity to hear from a contemporary of Amos, the prophet Hosea. … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We celebrate the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul today. This reading concerns Paul; the other two readings at Mass concern Peter. We celebrate Paul as the Apostle to the … Continued
Por favor lean este pasaje antes Mis hermanos y hermanas, ¡Qué miedo da la recepción de bautismo! En el bautismo morimos; en el bautismo, entramos a la muerte; en el bautismo, damos fin de nuestra vieja vida. En el bautismo … Continued
Please read the above passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, It is a scary thing to receive baptism. In baptism we die; in baptism enter go into death; in baptism we put an end to our old … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) I don’t know, but I can suppose that King Zedekiah had wanted to make his kingdom and his capital city, Jerusalem, great again. Eleven years earlier, the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) We proclaim Jesus Christ. He is not running for President. He is not on the ballot for November. He does not recognize any candidate as his candidate and does not endorse … Continued
(Please read this Scripture passage first, before the homily.) There were two kingdoms after King Solomon. The southern part, Judah, maintained its allegiance to the line of King David and had its capital in Jerusalem. The northern kingdom split away … Continued