3 November Luke 14:1-6

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Please read the passage before the homily. Luke likes to relate similar stories that highlight both women and men.  Today we have a reading involving a man.  Luke has already reported a healing of a woman suffering from hemorrhages. In … Continued

1 November Matthew 5:1-12

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Please read the passage before the homily. Today the Church celebrates all the holy women and men of all generations whom God has called through death into the eternity of God’s kingdom.  Our brothers and sisters of the faith of … Continued

30 October Luke 13:10-17

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Please read the passage before the homily. Why do we celebrate Sabbath or Sunday?  On Sabbath, God rested from the labor of creating the world.  God rested and so invites us to share this divine rest.  The Sabbath is a … Continued

October 27, 2023

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Luke 12:54-59 Please read the passage before the homily. I have my copy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac for 2024.  It gives good advice for planting and growing crops.  It has good presentations on weather, good stories and items of … Continued

25 October Luke 12:39-48

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Please read the passage before the homily. Apparently, there was a burglar who called Jesus up ahead of time to make an appointment to burglarize his house.  Jesus, however, being a smart person, waited up for him and commandeered him … Continued

23 October Luke 12:13-21

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Please read the passage before the homily. It is all about me.  My brother gets all the inheritance, but I want some of it.  I have had a bumper crop of wheat this year and I can sell it on … Continued