Please read this passage before reading the homily. What do refugees have in common with the Colossians of the second reading? The Christians were once refugees from the darkness of sin, and today’s refugees live in the darkness of refugee … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Qué los refugiados comparten con los colosenses de la segunda lectura de hoy? Los cristianos una vez era refugiados de las tinieblas del pecado, y los refugiados de hoy viven … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Take the scroll and eat the scroll. The word of God makes a meal for us. It is honey in the mouth and upsetting in the stomach. We hear the word, but … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. In John’s visions, he sees a door open to heaven. The struggles, persecutions and the deaths of Christians have reached the throne of God in heaven. It is as if the throne-room … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. We begin a series of readings from the book of Revelation. Note that the name is Revelation, not Revelations, singular not plural. The Greek name of the book is Apocalypse. It is … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. St Paul was praising the Thessalonian Christians. He wrote this letter to encourage them to continue their good works. On the other hand, there were some problems: some of the Christians did … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, San Pablo alababa de sus tesalonicenses cristianos. Escribió esta carta para animarlos a continuar hacer sus buenas obras. Al otro lado había unos problemas: unos cristianos no querían trabajar. ¿Porque … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. John writes to the Chosen Lady. He is referring to the Church. In many ancient languages, the word for church was considered a feminine noun. He refers to her children, the people … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The reading makes two statements, that we are God’s building, and that Paul laid the foundation. There is not more than one house of God, and we all called to live in … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. There is no lost document that describes how Jesus set up his Church. He did not tell Peter to go to Rome and call himself Pope. He did not instruct the Apostles … Continued