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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

Please read the passage before reading the commentary I do not want to call Hananiah a bad person.  He is given a genealogy, son of Azzur, and a title, prophet.  He probably was deeply affected by the political, military, and … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary I do not want to call Hananiah a bad person.  He is given a genealogy, son of Azzur, and a title, prophet.  He probably was deeply affected by the political, military, and … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, In today’s gospel, Jesus said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he has sent.” The people asked Jesus for a sign.  The people … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. El 4 de agosto 2024 Juan 6, 24-35 Hermanas y Hermanos, En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús dijo que, “la obra de Dios consiste en que crean en aquel a quien … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary This passage resembles that of chapter 7.  Jeremiah had entered the temple and began to preach, chapter 7 gives us the content; chapter 26 gives us the result. The content: To all … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary In Jeremiah 1;4-5, Jeremiah was told that God had known and called him from before the womb to be a prophet.  In today’s reading Jeremiah calls his birth a disaster.  This is … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary A casual friend does not give a casual friend underwear as a gift.  God sent Jeremiah to buy a loin cloth, which is underwear, or perhaps a jockstrap or lingerie, something intimate.  … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. My sisters and brothers, In today’s gospel, to feed 5 thousand men it would cost more than 200 days denarius.  This is the salary for working 200 days.  In Ohio, where the minimum … Continued