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16 September 2024 1 Corinthians 11:17-26, 33 Please read the passage before reading the commentary In this passage, Paul is not going to praise his people.  This sounds bad.  It seems that some of the parish had some sort of … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. On the way Jesus asked his disciples, “Whom do you say that I am?”  Peter answered that Jesus was the Messiah.  He is the Christ because he walked the life of the human … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Jesús por el camino hizo a sus discípulos, “¿Quién dicen ustedes que soy yo?”  Pedro le respondió que Jesús era el Mesías.  Es el Cristo porque caminó la … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary In Paul’s Corinth, there Jewish people, Jewish sympathizers, pagans, slave, freemen, and people of the lower class.  Paul said that he had become a slave to all of them for the sake … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary In this letter to the Corinthians, apparently Paul is answering some questions sent him by the Corinthians.  This question concerns unmarried people, female and male.  Since we are living in the last … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Were you ever sent to your room without supper as a child?  If so, you were excommunicated.  The purpose of the excommunication was to get you to reflect on your behavior so … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Jesus used a ritual to heal “the deaf man who had a speech impediment.”  He took the person aside, put his finger in the person’s ears, used spit, touched … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Jesús usaba un ritual para sanar “a un hombre surdo y tartamudo.”  Jesús lo apartó a un lado de la gente, le metió los dedos en los oídos, … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Throughout this letter, Paul has been discussing God’s weakness and foolishness as being much stronger and wiser than human wisdom and power.  Today’s passage continues this discussion.  To the question how to … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Paul spoke much about the difference between God’s foolishness and weakness in his letter to the Corinthians.  He claimed that God’s foolishness and weakness are much stronger and wiser than what the … Continued