Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. You know me and you do not know me. A grandfather was in the Vietnam Conflict. He said he had served as a cook. On a camping trip with his grandson, however, … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Yesterday in the gospel passage, the first sixteen verses of John 5, Jesus healed a man and told him to pick up his mat and go home. Some people did not like … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. I have a nephew who is not related be me by blood or any kinship. My sister and brother-in-law adopted him at birth. We share no DNA, but he is my nephew. … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In Hebrew, a pool for ritual washing is called a mikveh. There was in Jerusalem a mikveh called Siloam. It is near the tunnel King Hezekiah dug to … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos Los judíos llaman una piscina para la purificación de sus impurezas, un miqvé. Hay en Jerusalén un miqvé que se llamaba Siloé. Este miqvé está cerca del túnel que el … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Many times, when a scribe or learned person asked Jesus a question, it was to trap him. This time, however, the scribe seems genuinely interested, Jewish people of that day often discussed … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. “I want to make this perfectly clear.” This something of the force of the opening words, :Do not think…” Jesus’ task is not to destroy or nullify, but to fulfill. There are … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, “Neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem (nor in this building) ought we to adore the Father. We ought to adore him “in spirit and in truth”. “Those … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos “Ni en este monte, ni en Jerusalén” (ni en este edificio) debemos adorar al Padre. Debemos adorarle “en espíritu y en verdad”. “Los que quieran dar culto verdadero al Padre … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Once upon a time, a big, generous and extremely wealthy person, who owned all the property in the world, planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in … Continued