(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This is the context of today’s reading. Jesus had just fed five thousand men with five loaves of bread and two fish. Then, in some mysterious way over the sea, Jesus … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, What do we read in the first letter of St John? We read that we should not sin, “but if we do sin we have an advocate with the … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, ¿Qué leemos en la primera carta se San Juan”? Leemos para que no pequemos. “Pero, si pecamos, tenemos como intercesor ante el Padre, a Jesucristo, el justo.” Jesucristo “siempre vive … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) John’s account of Jesus’ life differs from that of the other gospel writers. In John, Jesus takes the initiative. In John, Jesus is always center stage and no one upstages Jesus. … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Why did God become human? Some think this was Plan B, what God had to do after Adam and Eve sinned and messed everything up. So God would have to come … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Nicodemus is famous for coming to see Jesus at night. John’s gospel introduces us to him here and he also is present at the crucifixion as “he who came to Jesus … Continued
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, St John writes that all who believe that Jesus is the Christ are begotten by God. What does it mean to be begotten or born of God? We call … Continued
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, San Juan en su prima carta escribió, “Todo el que cree que Jesús es el Mesٌías ha nacido de Dios.” ¿Qué se dice “nacido o bien el unigénito de Dios?” … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Two people on a road, making a sorrowful journey, were joined by a stranger. They walked together and the stranger commented on their sadness. Then started a long conversation that ended … Continued
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The icon is a picture-prayer, just as the Our Father is a word-prayer. It is of Eastern origin. It is not painted but prayed into existence. It shows Jesus kicking open … Continued