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lease read this passage before reading this homily. In this passage David enters the scene and meets Saul.  David’s reputation with his older brothers was that he was something of a nosy and smart-alecky kid, who was always on the … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. Why did God reject Saul?  Samuel says it was because of disobedience, because he did not do things the way God wanted him to do them.  Samuel accuses Saul of not acting … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the homily that follows. My sisters and brothers, Epiphany celebrates three revelations of Christ: the first is the arrival of the Magi; the second is the baptism of the Lord; and the third is … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos   La Epifanía celebra tres manifestaciones de Cristo:  Primero celebra la llegada de los magos, segundo el bautismo del Señor; tercer una revelación de Cristo en el evangelio de Juan.  El … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. The people asked for a king.  They had thoroughly approved of Samuel, but his children were not like him.  They demanded a king.  Life had been fairly easy under the Lord.  Here … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. This passage starts out telling us that revelations from the Lord were uncommon and infrequent.  How sad. When we enjoy people’s company, we speak to them and spend time with them.  It … Continued

Please read this passage before the commentary. The Scriptures tell us that John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, but none of the gospel writers describe the actual baptism.   What was important was not the ritual John used, … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary My sisters and brothers, Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.  The newborn King of Israel is announced, and the Magi have come to visit him.  There was in … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos   Hoy celebramos la solemnidad de la Epifanía.  EL recién nacido Rey de Israel se anuncia y los magos han venido para visitarle.  Había en Jerusalén otro rey que era impostor … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily. John’s community seems to have been one well established.  There were some old-timers, some recent converts, and some young adults.  He called them fathers, children, and young men. In todays’s reading it … Continued