Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This is the Wednesday before Easter, and we are reflecting on Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. Judas is a variation of the name Judah or Jude. It is the name of … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This is the Wednesday before Easter, and we are reflecting on Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. Judas is a variation of the name Judah or Jude. It is the name of … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. On April 4, 1974, a huge tornado struck Xenia, Ohio. For many weekends, it was hard to clean up because many sightseers would drive through town looking at the destruction. Jesus raised … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, “Let him be crucified!” We have heard these words, and perhaps got to say them in a dramatic way today. Who killed Jesus? Roman soldiers did the execution, … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos “Crucifícalo!” Hemos oído esta palabra y tal vez la dijéramos hoy dramáticamente. ¿Qué asesinaron a Jesús? Los soldados romanos lo ejecutaron y, entonces, lo mataron. En otra manera Jesús mismo … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The role of judges and magistrates is like the role God has, to judge correctly and justly. This is true in our time, and it was true many centuries ago. It was … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. “Some Jews believed in Jesus”. Generally speaking, the early believers in Jesus had good relations with the Jewish community. In Jerusalem, they could frequent the Temple. When it came to the siege … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. I do not know how the authorities could catch only one person in the “very act of committing adultery”. The other person must have been invisible or jumped out the window when … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, This is the third Sunday Gospel that we use to prepare candidates for baptism. We have met the woman at the well and the living water Jesus offered … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos En el domingo el 12 de marzo, el evangelio se leyó de la mujer samaritana cerca del pozo. Ella confesó que Jesús era el Mesías. En el domingo pasado (el … Continued