Please read the passage before the homily. Luke likes to relate similar stories that highlight both women and men. Today we have a reading involving a man. Luke has already reported a healing of a woman suffering from hemorrhages. In … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Today the Church celebrates all the holy women and men of all generations whom God has called through death into the eternity of God’s kingdom. Our brothers and sisters of the faith of … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Why do we celebrate Sabbath or Sunday? On Sabbath, God rested from the labor of creating the world. God rested and so invites us to share this divine rest. The Sabbath is a … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. What is love? The gospel tells us to love God with our whole heart and our neighbors as ourselves. Love completes the law and the prophets. IN our liturgy, the first reading is … Continued
Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Qué es amor? El evangelio dice que debemos amar a Dios con todo corazón y a los prójimos como a nosotros mismos. Amor cumple toda la ley y los profetas. En nuestra liturgia, la lectura prima … Continued
Luke 12:54-59 Please read the passage before the homily. I have my copy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac for 2024. It gives good advice for planting and growing crops. It has good presentations on weather, good stories and items of … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Apparently, there was a burglar who called Jesus up ahead of time to make an appointment to burglarize his house. Jesus, however, being a smart person, waited up for him and commandeered him … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. It is all about me. My brother gets all the inheritance, but I want some of it. I have had a bumper crop of wheat this year and I can sell it on … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the homily. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Jesus has no money, but his enemies have Roman money with the image and name of … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Es licito o no pagar al tributo al Cesar? Jesús no tiene la moneda, pero si, sus enemigos tienen la moneda con la imagen y el nombre del César. Ellos … Continued