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Please read the passage before reading the commentary Ezekiel’s wife had died quite unexpectedly, and he was totally devasted so that he could not perform the normal rites for mourning, which included going bareheaded and barefooted.  He still wore his … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Jesus said, “The one who eats my bread will live forever.”  The crowd asked, “How can Jesus give us his flesh to eat?”.  Jesus, however, does not answer ‘how”, … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Jesús ha dicho,” El que coma mi pan vivirá para siempre.”  La muchedumbre preguntaba, “¿Cómo puede Jesús darnos a comer su carne?”  Pero, Jesús no respondió “¿cómo” sino … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary My first reaction on this passage was a smart one, that perhaps we should ban the book of Ezekiel.  On the other hand, I do not think we should be in the business … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Assyria lies north of Jerusalem, much as Russia lies north of the United States of America, although geographic positions mean less now than in the days of Ezekiel, since attacks by air … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary “The fifth day of the fourth month of the fifth year etc.”  According to scholars, that would be July 31, 295 BCE.  The river Chebar was something like a canal or offshoot … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, Many grains make one bread; many grapes make one wine.  We all eat and we all drink, but there is only one Body, one Blood of Christ.  We, the … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Muchos granos se hacen un pan; muchas uvas se hacen un vino.  Muchos comemos y muchos bebemos, pero único es el cuerpo y la sangre de Cristo.  Muchos … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Nahum the prophet flourished around 621 BCE.  His name means Compassionate One.  We know little about him.  The town of Capernaum includes his name, Caper-na(h)um, which means Nahum’s town.  Capernaum, however, has … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary Chapters 30 and 31 come between chapter 29 and chapter 33.  You and I all know this.  Chapter 29 describes the initial defeat of the Israelites at the Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.  … Continued