Homily for 31 May 2020 Pentecost 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13
Please read the Scripture passage above first. “No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.” It is very simple, but it can, at times, seem complicated. The Holy Spirit is the life of the body of … Continued
Homilia para el 31 de mayo Lean por favor 1 corintios 12,3b-7,12-13
Mis hermanos y hermanas, “Nadie puede llamar a Jesús “Señor” si no es bajo la acción del Espíritu Santo.” Es muy simple, pero tal vez pueda parecer muy complicado. El Espíritu Santo es la vida del cuerpo de Jesús, pero … Continued
29 May: Homily based on Acts 25:13-21
Please read the scripture passage first. When the Lord Jesus was ascending to the Father, he promised that the Apostles would be witnesses to him in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. The time … Continued
27 May: Homily based on Acts 20:28-38
Please read the Scripture passage first. We have started to enter a new era, the post-coronavirus era. Life will not be the same. How it will change, we do not know. St Paul addressed the presbyters, those who were overseeing … Continued
25 May 2020: Homily on Acts (19:1-8)
Memorial Day commemorates, first of all, those who died fighting for a United States of America instead of for a divided United States. It is a reminder of the divisions and tensions we have experienced as a nation over the … Continued
Homily for 24 May 2020 Ascension of the Lord Ephesians 1:17-23
The glorification of Jesus, we celebrate in three stages. The first is his resurrection, the second is his ascension into heaven and the third is the sending of the Spirit. April 12, May 24 and May 31. This fifty-day period … Continued
Homilia para el 24 de mayo: Efesios 1,17-23
Mis hermanos y hermanas, Hay tres fases de la única glorificación de Jesús: la de su resurrección, la de su ascensión, y la de la misión del Espíritu Santo. El doce de abril, el veinticuatro de mayo y el treinta … Continued
22 May 2020: Homily on Acts (18:9-18)
Gallio was proconsul of Achaia around the year 52. We know this from external historical sources. Gallio was also an older brother of the Roman Philosopher named Seneca. In this episode Gallio refused to take part in what we could … Continued
20 May 2020: Homily on Acts (17:15,22-18:1)
We think we know what Paul was preaching, but what did he hearers hear? The Stoics believed that God and the universe was one, co-extensive. Paul would say that in God we live and move and have our being. One … Continued
18 May 2020 Homily on Acts (16:11-15)
Since our readings on Friday, this has happened. After the meeting in Jerusalem, Paul and his companions had left Antioch and apparently intended to head towards the Black Sea. There he could have turned to the right toward Turkey and … Continued