Homily: 11 May 2022: Acts 12:24-13:5a
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) We have good news, the word of God continued to grow. The Church in Antioch was very cosmopolitan. It had people like Symeon, who was black; like Lucius of Cyrene, from Africa; … Continued
Homily: 9 May 2022: Acts 11:1-8
(Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) Uh-oh, Peter is in trouble. He has been rating and associating with Gentile, those vile people. Why would the great Peter do such a sacrilegious thing? Peter has his reply. He was … Continued
May 8, 2022: Homily: Revelation 7:9,14b-17
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In his vision in the book of Revelation, St John saw an immense crowd so big that could not be counted. Those whom John saw were from all … Continued
El 8 de mayo 2022 (Revelación 7:9,14b-17)
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, En su visión en el libro de Apocalipsis, San Juan vio una muchedumbre tan grande que nadie podía contarla. Los que Juan vio eran de todas las naciones y razas, … Continued
Homily: 6 May 2022: Acts 9:1-20
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) One of the earliest names for the Jesus movement was The Way. One the early names for a street was Way. People who are lost do not know the way or … Continued
Homily: 4 May 2022: Acts 8:1b-8
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) A severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem broke out. People dragged people out of their homes. This seems more like a riot or an action of a mob than a … Continued
Homily: 2 May 2022: Acts 6:8-15
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The United States is not a unity without diversity. Indigenous peoples, citizens, refugees, green card holders; Christians, Jewish people, Muslims, peoples from Asia, Africa, Oceania, people of different sexual expressions. Ours … Continued
Homily: 29 April 2022: Acts 5:34-42
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Let’s get rid of Putin and have a regime change in Russia. This would end the war in Ukraine once and for all. On the other hand, let us not get rid … Continued
Homily: 27 April 2022: Acts 5:17-26
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Look at the humor. The authorities say, “Lock them up.” An angel says, “Go back where you started from and keep on teaching.” The authorities cannot find them. The authorities send … Continued
Homily: 25 April 2022: 1 Peter 5:5-14
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Today we are celebrating Mark the Evangelist. This passage is from First Peter because it mentions Mark by name. Mark, possibly the same person as John Mark, seems to have been … Continued