Please read the passage noted before the commentary. “Now is the Son of man glorified.” We glorify the heroes that have given their lives for their country in war. We do not glorify the cowards who run away from … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. “Ahora ha sido glorificado el Hijo del hombre.” Glorificamos a los héroes que han dado su vida por la patria en guerra. No glorificamos a los cobardes que huyen del peligro. … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. Who killed Jesus? Certainly not the Jewish people of Antioch in Pisidia, to whom Paul was speaking. Certainly not the Jewish people expelled from Spain in 1492. Certainly not the Jewish people … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. I’d like to introduce you to Joseph Barsabbas, nicknamed the Good Guy. He is one of two candidates for the position held by Judas Iscariot. Joseph has a very good reputation. The … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. Peter arrived home, fresh from his journey and fresh from baptizing the whole household of Cornelius. He could not wait to tell his story. Instead, he was greeted with, “So we hear … Continued
Please read the passage noted before the commentary. “My sheep hear my voice”, says the lord. How easy is it to say that I am one of the Lord’s sheep because I listen to his voice. What can we say … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. “Mis ovejas escuchan mi voz”, dice el Señor. Cómo es fácil decir que yo soy uno de las ovejas del Señor porque escucho su voz. ¿Qué podemos decir de quienes han … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. “Who are you, Lord?” asked Saul to the voice that called to him. It must have been a cataclysmic, catastrophic, and cosmic event that led Saul to suspect that it was the … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. “There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem and all were scattered throughout the countryside.” Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people, was a large city, filled with both … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. Although there was tremendous unity among the early Christians on Jerusalem, there were also struggles. Greek-speaking Jewish believers often felt left out of the services provided by the community for the Hebrew-speaking … Continued