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(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We start off with a quiz today: where in the Bible are sheep and wolves mentioned together?  I am thinking of two passages from the prophet Isaiah (11:6 and 65:25): “The … Continued

(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Jesus, the Son of God, is our high priest.  He has entered heaven, not to distance himself from us but to intercede for us. You who have come here … Continued

(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, es nuestro sumo sacerdote.  Él ha entrado en el cielo, no para alejarse de nosotros, pero si para interceder por nosotros. Ustedes que llegaron aquí … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We meet the Pharisees again.  It is good to remember that the Gospels were written some forty or more year after the ascension of the Lord Jesus.  It is also good … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus had no problems with the Pharisees’ practice of tithing on garden produce.  He did have a problem, however, with how the Pharisees substituted tithing of herbs for greater social justice … Continued

El 10 de octubre: hebreos 4,14-16: Homilía Mis hermanos y hermanas, Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, es nuestro sumo sacerdote.  Él ha entrado en el cielo, no para alejarse de nosotros, pero si para interceder por nosotros. Ustedes que llegaste … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) What do the Queen of the South and the Ninevites have in common?  I am thinking of two things.  They were not members of the chosen people and they listened to … Continued

(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, On July 1 of next year, we shall be part of a family of parishes.  We shall join the parishes of St Christopher in Vandalia and St John the … Continued

(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, El primer de julio del año próximo nuestra parroquia del Sagrado Corazón va a hacerse una Familia de Parroquias. Nos uniremos las parroquias de San Juan el Bautista en Tipp … Continued

(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) “Lord, teach us to pray.”  John the Baptist taught his disciples how to pray.  The Jewish people use the prayer from Deuteronomy, “Hear, O Israel…”  Muslims use the Allah prayer every … Continued