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Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. God’s foolishness and weakness are stronger than human wisdom and strength.  This is what the Corinthian people had to learn because they were unable to digest spiritual wisdom, just as newborn babies … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. We celebrate our pilgrimaging with Jesus to the throne of the Father.  Our ancestors, the Israelites, would sing the psalms of ascent or of pilgrimage as they went in pilgrimage to the … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Hoy celebramos nuestra peregrinación con Jesús al trono de Dios Padre.  Nuestros antepasados israelitas cantaban unos salmos en sus peregrinaciones al templo que estaba en Jerusalén. Estos quince salmos se … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. The Corinthians had problems.  They seem to have divided themselves into camps, based, partially, on who had baptized them.  This was why Paul asserted that he was not sent to baptize, but … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. “Come and see” is one way to introduce someone to important people.  Once upon a time, Philip introduced Nathanael to Jesus by saying, “Come and see”.  In the book of Revelation, the … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. This is the first written document of the New Testament.  In many of his writings, St Paul had to defend his authority as an apostle because some people were asserting that Paul … Continued

Please read this passage before reading the homily. “Don’t reject the corrections the Lord gives and be not discouraged when the Lord reproaches you.” One of my friends had Covid-19.  I could not tell him why the Lord allowed this. … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, “No deprecies la corrección del Señor, ni te desanimes cuando te reprenda.” Uno de mis amigos tenia el COVID.  No podía enseñar que lo es la corrección del Señor, porque … Continued

ease read the Scripture passage before the homily.) My brother is buried in the National Cemetery in Dayton.  So is the father of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Dayton’s poet laureate.  Many others lie in that cemetery.  Can these bones rise?  We … Continued

Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.) The Lord has some dire words for shepherds in this reading.  The words could also apply to farmers in general.  Many years ago, I went to my first 4-H auction at a … Continued