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Please read the passage before reading the commentary First, a word about the ordering of the verses.  The reading and the responsorial psalm used in the Roman Catholic tradition form one piece.  The part used a psalm for reflection consists … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary If the Lord sends you on a mission to correct a wrong or to prevent something negative from happening, beware.  our acting punishment for God can easily turn into our thirst for … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary One most sacred responsibilities of God’s people was that they welcome the stranger and traveler.  Travelers were at great risk in towns as well as on the roads.  Hospitality offered the vulnerable … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Jesus sent his disciples two by two, taking nothing for the journey.  There were in the days of Jesus an ancient group called Cynics.  They would go from one … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Jesús los envió a sus discípulos de dos en dos, llevando nada para el camino. Había también en los días de Jesús un grupo muy anticuado llamado los … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Hosea was a prophet with a broken history.  He had married a woman with a bad reputation and suffered the consequences of that marriage.  His people were also a people of broken … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary “Israel was a luxuriant vine” according to the opening words of this passage.  What often happens, however, with those who have wealth is that they spend it on themselves instead of on … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Hosea was a prophet with a history.  He had divorced his wife, but he still loved her.  He was all for dating her again, going back to the places that they had … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Jesus came to his own town and people.  There he could not work miracles because they had no faith in him. What is faith?  Children have faith in their parents.  They know that … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Jesús llegó a su tierra y a su pueblo.  Allí no podía hacer ningún milagro porque su pueblo no tenía fe en él. ¿Qué es fe?  Los niños tienen fe en … Continued