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Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Several weeks ago, I attended a conference on evangelization, on preaching about the death and resurrection of Jesus from a person’s lived experience of Jesus.  Today’s reading does not start off with … Continued

THE AUTHOR IS ON VACATION WITH ONLY SPOTTY INTERNET. HOMILIES WILL RESUME SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16. DUE APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. FR DAVID VINCENT

Please read this passage before reading the homily.  The letters of Paul to Timothy are called ‘mandate letters’.  This means that they are for the instruction of the Church that Timothy was governing.  Timothy already knew the gift he had … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, Pablo hoy escribe a Timoteo.  Pablo está encadenado, pero la buena noticia de Cristo, que es palabra de Dios, no puedo encadenarse.  Jesús es la salvación del mundo entro y … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. What does faith mean?  In the context of today’s reading, faith means relationship.  Abraham had faith, he had relationship with God.  He and God were like friends. Even today, faith is primarily … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. There was tension in the early Church.  The Church had deep Jewish roots, but had welcomed Gentiles into itself.  Some questions had arisen, such as the need for circumcision and dietary problems. … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Imagine a town hall meeting in Galatia with the local church officials.  The assembly is to hear complaints about church doctrine and practice.  Some question the dying and the rising of Jesus, … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily.  The letters of Paul to Timothy are called ‘mandate letters’.  This means that they are for the instruction of the Church that Timothy was governing.  Timothy already knew the gift he had … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes.  Mis hermanas y hermanos, Las cartas a Timoteo son cartas para instruir a la iglesia que Timoteo gobernaba.  Timoteo ya conocía que había recibido el don por la imposición de las manos de Pablo, … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. When God speaks from the tempests of our lives, we have to listen, hear, and understand.  The might of God calls us out of our selves with all our hypocrisies, blind spots, … Continued