Homily: 18 April 2022: Acts 2:14, 22-33
(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
Homily: 15 April 2022: Hebrews 4:14-17; 5:7-9
(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
Homily: 13 April 2022: Isaiah 50:4-9a
(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
Homily: 11 April 2022: Isaiah 42:1-7
(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
HOMILY: APRIL 10, 2022 (Philippians 2:6-11)
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
El 10 de abril 2022: (Philippians 2:6-11)
(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
Homily: 8 April 2022: Jeremiah 20:10-13
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jeremiah once gave the false prophet Pashhur the nickname Terror on Every Side Cf. Jeremiah 20:1-9). Then Jeremiah’s enemies picked up on that and used it to taunt Jeremiah. Jeremiah was … Continued
Homily: 6 April: Daniel 3:14-20,91-92,95 (Hebrew Bible = 3:1-33)
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego: the names have a certain rhythm. The sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe and all the other musical instruments: this is something of an … Continued
Homily: 4 April: Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Not all Bibles have chapter 13 of the prophet Daniel. Some include it under the heading of Apocrypha (which means good book, but not inspired). At face value, it seems to … Continued
Homily: 1 April: Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) The wicked say among themselves. You can add some of the things the wicked say. The author of the book of Wisdom has. In generic terms, those wicked people make fun … Continued