Blog 6 December Isaiah 25:6-10a

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Please read this passage before reading the homily. In this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide a banquet.  God meets us on the mountain.  Abraham went up a mountain to sacrifice his son Isaac to the Lord.  Moses went … Continued

Blog 4 December Isaiah 2,1-5

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Please read this passage before reading the homily. The book of the prophet Isaiah is a collection of his writings or sayings.  The collection is not necessarily arranged in chronological order. The ancient Hebrews, or Israelites, looked to the Lord’s … Continued

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3 December 2023: Mark 13:33-37 Please read the passage before reading the homily.  My sisters and brothers, Stay awake; be watchful!  We do not know when Jesus will come back. Peter, James, and John failed their test for staying awake.  … Continued

Blog 1 December Luke 21:29-33

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Please read this passage before reading the homily. In some places in Florida, people buy four-million-dollar homes and tear them down to build ten-million-dollar ones.  Every building project involves the destruction of what was to make way for what will … Continued

Blog 29 November Luke 21:12-19

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Please read this passage before reading the homily. Christians are being seized and persecuted today, but so are people of other religious faiths.  Persecution has been a facet of our lives since the earliest days and will be a facet … Continued

Blog 27 November Luke 19:45-48

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Please read this passage before reading the homily. Jesus observes a widowed lady making her contribution for the upkeep of the temple, the temple tax.  Her two small coins are worth far less than the tax prescribed and she is … Continued

26 November 2023: Matthew 25:14-30

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Please read the passage before reading the homily.  My sisters and brothers, Jesus is the shepherd of his flock.  At his birth shepherds came to see the infant Jesus, but how those shepherds the flock for Jesus.  The Sacred Scriptures … Continued