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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, El reino de los cielos es semejante a un rey que preparó un banquete de bodas para su hijo.  Una vez, el profeta Isaías dijo que el Señor del universo … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. A house divided against itself cannot stand.  Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have said this about the Civil War.  Jesus said it about the accusation that Jesus was working for Satan.  We can … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. To give you a context for today’s reading, there are two things I will mention.  The highway between Jerusalem and Jericho was notorious for having bandits that prowled the route robbing, wounding and … Continued

Please read these passages before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, The readings today celebrate the vineyard of the Lord.  The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel.  The reading from Isaiah and the gospel treat of … Continued

Por favor, lean estos pasajes antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, En las lecturas de hoy celebramos la viña del Señor.  La viña del Señor es la casa de Israel.  La lectura del profeta Isaías y la del evangelio tratan de … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Are you willing to follow Jesus wherever he goes?  This is a trick question, or you might call it a leading question, “wherever Jesus leads you.” Consider that Jesus had no place to … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Catholics celebrate their guardian angels October 2.  Jesus is quoted in the last verse of this passage as saying that the angels of the little ones always look upon the face of the … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, Which one did the father’s will, Judas Iscariot or the leaders of the people?  Judas.  He repented of his actions.  The leaders did not café about his repentance. … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Cuál de los dos hizo la voluntad del Padre: ¿Judas Iscariote o los lideres del pueblo?  Judas.  Se ha arrepentido de sus acciones; los lideres no hizo caso de su … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. We take a break from Luke’s Gospel to reflect on angels.  In the literature of the Bible and of the Church, our understanding of angels has grown.  In the incident of the burning … Continued