Please read the passage before reading the commentary. In Balaam’s time the Israelites were poised at the border of the Promised Land. This was not good news for the King of Moab. He, therefore, sent for Balaam who had great … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. After the death of John the Baptist, his fame spread as far as Ephesus where Paul in his travels met some of John’ disciples. Jesus was a disciple of John as he began … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilia Después de la muerte de Juan el Bautista, su fama se difundía hasta Éfeso, donde San Pablo en sus viajes conoció a … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Do you remember playing games when you were a child. We could play house, congress, doctor, soldier, priest, teacher, our mom or dad, or anything we wanted to play. It was fun … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Some people believe that the stars can order our lives and determine our days. The Israelites had met astrologers in Mesopotamia during the exile. What role could these stars have once they … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. “God chose us to be in Christ, holy and without blemish.” If God has chosen us to be holy and without blemish, why are we not holy and without blemish? Is this … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Nothing that God does, nothing that happen, happens in a vacuum or without a context. What happened in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar under Pontius Pilate happened in a context, in a … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Nada que Dios hace y nada que sucede, sucede en un vacío, sin contexto. Lo que sucedió en el año décimo quinto del reinado de César Tiberio, bajo … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Apples galore! When God changes the forest into an orchard and then changes the forest into an orchard. I have the picture of a family-sized orchard becoming as big as a national … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Advent denotes a season for coming. God is coming. Why is God coming? God is coming to destroy, not us nor sinners, but death itself. God is coming to put an end … Continued