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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos Cristo vino para cumplir la ley, no para abolirla.  La plenitud de la ley es Cristo.  Cristo también es la plenitud de Israel, el nuevo Isael.  Toda la ley se … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. I once met a man from China who had come to the United States as a teenage with his parents .  He refused to eat with a fork and spoon because he … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The first chapters of Mark have been describing a power struggle of Jesus with the devil.  In tis short passage we hear of Jesus’ movements around Galilee healing people.  He is beating … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, ”You are the salt of the earth”, says the Lord. Salt is very biblical.  It is the sign of God’s covenant with us.  The Israelites added salt to … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos “Ustedes son la sal de la tierra,” dice el Señor. La sal es muy bíblica.  Es signo de la alianza de Dios con su pueblo.  Los israelitas añadieron sal con … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Let us first study King Herod.  He inherited one fourth of his father’s kingdom and so his official title was tetrarch, not king: a tetrarch is one who rules only a fourth … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Jesus came to his native place.  He began to teach in their synagogue, and he astonished many with his wisdom and mighty deeds.  Jesus, however, had never gone to college or university … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. There is some humor in this passage.  Perhaps it would fall under what we could call politically incorrect speech.  The devil called Jesus Son of the Most High God.  That name was … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. Mountains are places where God teaches God’s people.  Jesus climbed the mountain, sat down to teach the people.  Jesus is God. A beatitude is a common form of speaking in the Old … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos Los montes son lugares donde Dios enseña a su pueblo.  Jesús subió al monte y se sentó para ensañar al pueblo.  Jesús es Dios. La beatitud era una forma común … Continued