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
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