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Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Two blind men follow Jesus.  Jesus heals them.  We may be tempted to say.  “So what?” This is where prophets like Isaiah come in.  These prophets had suffered, as we all suffer, … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. How many of you knew, when you first met your future spouse that that would be the one whom you would marry?  One of my sisters married the best man at the … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The centurion was an agent of the Foreign Occupation.  The Greek word used for servant can also mean son or boy.  Each translation carries its own connotations. At Jesus’ suggestion of hospitality, … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily.  For the past three years, I have given homilies on the second readings at Mass.  Today I begin a series on the gospel readings. When the father of the family says, “If … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, Hace tres años que mi homilía es sobre la segunda lectura de la misa.  Hoy inicio tres años con la lectura del evangelio. Cuando el padre de familia dice, “si … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The mark of the beast is 666.  Each digit is one less than seven, which was considered a perfect number in ancient times.  The repetition of the number indicated the superlative.  The … Continued

Homily: 23 November 2022: Revelation 15:1-4 Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The definitive and massive rescue operation by God we celebrate annually if the Passover, commemorating the deliverance of the people of Israel from Egypt.  It was … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. You know the sign of the beast.  It comes from Revelation 13:18; it is 666.  If the beast had a name or number, then the Lamb of God has his number and … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily.  What do refugees have in common with the Colossians of the second reading?  The Christians were once refugees from the darkness of sin, and today’s refugees live in the darkness of refugee … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, ¿Qué los refugiados comparten con los colosenses de la segunda lectura de hoy?  Los cristianos una vez era refugiados de las tinieblas del pecado, y los refugiados de hoy viven … Continued