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Please read the passage before reading the comments. Jacob left the land of Canaan for Haran the home of his ancestors.  He was running away from his brothers who was extremely irate towards him.  Jacob had designs on inheriting the … Continued

July 4, 2025 Please read the passage before reading the comments. Cain was the first child of Adam and Eve., Abel was the second.  Cain killed Abel because he saw that God showed a marked preference for Abel.  Thus began … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the comments. God promised to make Abraham the father of a multitude Abraham was eighty-five ears old and childless.  So important was it for Abraham’s wife, Sarah, to have a child that she gave … Continued

June 30, 2025: Genesis 18:16-33. Please read the passage before reading the comments. Abraham argued with God.  God was set on destroying Sodom.  Abraham was set on protecting his nephew and the other innocent people in Sodom. Certainly God would … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi.  The area was famous for its shrine and worship of the god Pan.  Pan’s sanctuary was a large rock-faced cliff with niches for statues. Were … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Jesús llego a la región de Cesárea de Filipo.  Esta región era famosa por su santuario y el culto del dios Pan.  Este santuario era un precipicio fachado de piedras con … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the comments. Parents who have a child who has disappeared will leave their other children in a safe place as they go looking for the lost one.  Jesus’ mother and father went looking for … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the comments. We can call this passage a vocation call.  God is calling Abram to be the leader for God’s people.  Abram, however, is childless and had no people to lead at this time.  … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the comments. The Lord spoke to Abram, whom we know as Abraham, and Abram went forth.  He left his home country for an unknown land, and as a visitor.  The area visited by Abram … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. Think in terms of a banquet.  A large group of people, five thousand, sitting in an orderly fashion, a hundred groups of fifty people.  Think of the menu, fish from the Sea of … Continued