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Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, The book of Revelation (Apocalypse): why is it our reading for Easter?  It is a book about disturbance, about opposition, about anxiety, about struggle, and about trouble: why … Continued

(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, El libro de Revelación o bien la Apocalipsis: ¿Por qué lo es nuestra lectura para la Pascua?  Es un libro de perturbación, de resistencia, de lucha, y de aflicción.  ¿Por … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Peter, with John, had invoked the Lord’s name to heal a crippled man.  He then explained to the people that God had raised up Jesus as God’s chosen Messiah.  In the … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) St Francis used to send his followers out and tell them to live obediently according to the customs of the land for two years until they had learned to know the … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) It is Pentecost Day, the fiftieth and the last day of the annual Easter celebration.  It is Pentecost, according to the Acts of the Apostles; but for us, Pentecost is June … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus has passed.  He has passed through the heavens.  He was tested in every way that we have been tempted, but he did not sin.  He has sympathy for us, so … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This is how be a disciple or a servant of the Lord.  The Lord is the one who opens conversation with us.  The Lord rouses us and opens our ears. Once … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This Passage is from the first of four Servant Songs in Isaiah.  Sometimes the servant seems to be a person, sometimes the whole nation.  These songs come from the period of … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, Christ is God.  Christ, however, did not consider being God something to be held onto.  On the contrary he emptied himself, taking on the condition of a slave. … Continued

(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, Cristo es Dios.  Pero si, Cristo no consideró que debía aferrarse a las prerrogativas de su condición divina.  Por el contrario, se anonadó a sí mismo tomando la condición de … Continued