Homily: 24 September: Luke 9:18-22

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.  This is how Luke presents the life of Jesus.  In chapter 7 and 8, he presents Jesus teaching what the Kingdom of God is; it is for everybody in all circumstances.  … Continued

Homily: 22 September: Luke 9:1-6

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. We start off a new season today: at 3:21 p.m., today, autumn starts. We start a new chapter in Luke’s Gospel account at Luke 9:1-6.  This chapter is a logical sequel … Continued

Homily: 20 September: Luke 8:16-18

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. We start off with a brief story about the formation of the letter of the alphabet.  Near where I live is Bethel Township.  Bethel starts with a “B” and means House … Continued

Homily: 17 September: Luke 8:1-3

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. The newspapers of Jerusalem in the early 30s carried the news of Jesus Christ on a daily basis.  But none caused as much consternation as the one that proclaimed the great … Continued

Homily: 13 September: Luke 7:1-10

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. Chapters 7 and 8 for a unity.  The evangelist has made a sandwich out of these two chapters.   The bun consists of two sets of stories, each consisting of a healing … Continued

Homily: 06 September: Luke 6:6-11

posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily. There were some “liberal, easy-going, lax” Christians in Luke’s time.  They freely associated with sinners, neglected Sabbath regulations and mixed with holy and unholy people as well.  This sounds very much … Continued