05 July 2024 Amos 8:4-6, 9-12

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary Amos takes a stand in favor of social justice, against the ways the rich and powerful manipulate systems in order to take advantage of the poor.  In the days of Amos, merchants … Continued

03 July 2024 Ephesians 2:19-22

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary It is election year.  Politicians want our votes.  They remind us of the great privileges we enjoy in this land.  They remind us of our ability to vote and encourage all of … Continued

01 July 2024 2 Kings 2:6-10,13-16

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary This reminds me of the preacher who was railing against the sins of humanity and after each one, a gentleman in the back row would call out, “Amen, brother, that’s preaching!”  The … Continued

30 June 2024 Mark 5:21-43

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Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, The woman was wanting to be freed of her affliction.  The daughter of the synagogue official wanted to live.   Jose Gonzalez wants to follow Christ more deeply.  The woman … Continued

El 30 de junio 2024 Marco 5, 21-43

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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, La mujer quería ser sanada de su aflicción. La hija del jefe de la sinagoga quería vivir.  José Gonzalez quiere seguir a Cristo más profundamente.  La mujer tocó … Continued

28 June 2024 2 Kings 25;1-12

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary We hear the exact day, the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year.  That is the date the king of Babylon and his army advanced against Jerusalem, encamped around … Continued

26 June 2024 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23;1-3

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary We have been reading from the two Books of Kings.  These books describe the ups and downs, the faithfulness and the lack if faithfulness for the kings of Israel (northern kingdom) and … Continued

24 June 2024 Isaiah 49:1-6

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary Today is six months before Christmas.  According to Luke’s chronology, Jesus was born six months after John the Baptist’s birth (Luke 1:36-37).  The prophet Isaiah sums up how God chooses prophets whether … Continued

23 June 2024 Mark 4:35-41

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Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, “Who is this whom even the wind and the sea obey?”  It is the Lord who surfs the waves of the sea.  The voice of the Lord over the … Continued