Homily: 27 April 2022: Acts 5:17-26
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Look at the humor. The authorities say, “Lock them up.” An angel says, “Go back where you started from and keep on teaching.” The authorities cannot find them. The authorities send … Continued
Homily: 25 April 2022: 1 Peter 5:5-14
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Today we are celebrating Mark the Evangelist. This passage is from First Peter because it mentions Mark by name. Mark, possibly the same person as John Mark, seems to have been … Continued
April 24, 2022: Homily Revelation 1:9-11A,12-13, 1 7-19
Please read this passage before reading the homily. My sisters and brothers, The book of Revelation (Apocalypse): why is it our reading for Easter? It is a book about disturbance, about opposition, about anxiety, about struggle, and about trouble: why … Continued
El 24 de abril 2022 (Revelación 1:9-11a, 2-13,17-19)
(Por favor lean este pasaje antes) Mis hermanas y hermanos, El libro de Revelación o bien la Apocalipsis: ¿Por qué lo es nuestra lectura para la Pascua? Es un libro de perturbación, de resistencia, de lucha, y de aflicción. ¿Por … Continued
Homily: 22 April 2022: Acts 4:1-12
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Peter, with John, had invoked the Lord’s name to heal a crippled man. He then explained to the people that God had raised up Jesus as God’s chosen Messiah. In the … Continued
Homily: 20 April 2022: Acts 3:1-10
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) St Francis used to send his followers out and tell them to live obediently according to the customs of the land for two years until they had learned to know the … Continued
Homily: 18 April 2022: Acts 2:14, 22-33
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) It is Pentecost Day, the fiftieth and the last day of the annual Easter celebration. It is Pentecost, according to the Acts of the Apostles; but for us, Pentecost is June … Continued
Homily: 15 April 2022: Hebrews 4:14-17; 5:7-9
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) Jesus has passed. He has passed through the heavens. He was tested in every way that we have been tempted, but he did not sin. He has sympathy for us, so … Continued
Homily: 13 April 2022: Isaiah 50:4-9a
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This is how be a disciple or a servant of the Lord. The Lord is the one who opens conversation with us. The Lord rouses us and opens our ears. Once … Continued
Homily: 11 April 2022: Isaiah 42:1-7
(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.) This Passage is from the first of four Servant Songs in Isaiah. Sometimes the servant seems to be a person, sometimes the whole nation. These songs come from the period of … Continued