Homily: 31 March 2021: Matthew 26:14-25
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This is a hard Gospel .Jesus is in charge. He knows who will betray him. He does not reprimand. Some say that Judas actually had tried to prevent Jesus’ death but … Continued
Homily: 29 March 2021: John 12:1-11
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) We have a heroine and we have an anti-hero. The heroine is Mary who anointed the feet of Jesus with expensive perfumed oil worth about a year’s salary. The other is … Continued
Homily: March 28: Philippians 2:6-11
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Homily: March 28 2021: Philippians 2:6-11 (Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not … Continued
El 28 de marzo, el domingo de ramos. Filipenses 2,6-11: Homilía
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanos y hermanas, áéíóúñ Cristo se despojó de su grandeza y no era muy engreído. Ustedes tengan los sentimientos que corresponden a quienes están unidos a Cristo Jesús. Tenga también, yo, los mismos … Continued
Homily: 24 March 2021: John 8:31-41
(Please read this passage before the homily.) Jesus is Jewish. Joseph and Mary are Jewish. The apostles and the early Church is Jewish. Believers in Jesus lived and worshiped alongside other Jews for decades after the resurrection. Eventually there was … Continued
Homily: 22 March 2021: John 8:1-11
(Please read this passage before the homily.) There are two women “caught in the act” in the gospel accounts. The mother of Jesus is found to be with child before she and Joseph had come to live together. She is … Continued
Homily: 19 March 2021: Matthew 1:16-18,21-24
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) There were two Josephs in the Bible. Both had dreams, Joseph, one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel, and Joseph, husband of Mary and adopting father of Jesus. Both were outsiders … Continued
Homily: 17 March 2021: John 5:17-30
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus had just healed a man who had spent waiting 38 years at the pool of Bethesda. It was a Sabbath and some took this as a thing unlawful to do. … Continued
Homily: 15 March 2021: John 4:43-54
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) It was a miracle when Jesus healed the royal official’s son. But that was not important. We see miracles every day, so we could ask why this should be a big … Continued
Homily: March 14 2021: Ephesians 2:4-10
(Please read the passage cited above first.) My sisters and brothers, The mercy of God is large. When we were dead because of our sins, God gave us life with Christ and in Christ. God is rich in mercy. God … Continued