4 October Luke 9:57-62
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
2 October Matthew 18:1-5, 10
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
Homily 1 October 2023: Matthew 21:1-16a
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
El primer de octubre 2023(Mateo 21,28-32)
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
29 September John 1:47-51
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
27 September Luke 9:1-6
Please read the passage before the homily. Jesus went around casting out devils, curing diseases, proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and healing the sick. Then he commissioned the Twelve to go out to do the same four things. They are … Continued
25 September Luke 8:16-18
Please read the passage before the homily. I have an oil lamp. It measures roughly three inches in diameter and five and half inches in length. It is dated “ROMA GMG 2000”. It was not stolen from an archaeological dig; … Continued
Homily 24 September 2023: Matthew 20:1-16a
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, In the beginning there were men and women, but God chose Abraham and his descendants. The pagans came to work at the first hour and Abraham came later … Continued
El 24 de septiembre 2023(Mateo 20,1-16a)
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, En el principio habían hombres y mujeres, pero si, Dios eligió a Abrahán y sus descendientes. Los paganos trabajaban en la primera hora y Abrahán más tarde, a la última … Continued
22 September Luke 8:1-3
Please read the passage before the homily. The counter-offensive is on. The good guys have started to fight back. The push is on to retake what the enemy has captured. Jesus has expelled demons from Mary Magdalene and some other … Continued