Homily: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

This Sunday we hear the Gospel of the rich young man, who has followed all of the rules and regulations of his faith, asking Jesus what more does he need to do in order to gain Eternal Life. After all isn’t that what we are all seeking? But it is the wrong question any of us should be asking!  What is the right question? And what is the one key word in the response that Jesus gives, that provides us guidance for our own lives?  Check it out!

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Homily: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This weekend we heard from Mark’s Gospel two parables of what the Kingdom of God is like. The challenge many Christians have is that we mistakenly think that the Kingdom of God is “eternal life”, or it is where we go when we die. But actually, the Kingdom of God is here and at hand…and it must continue through us, with us, in us and frankly despite us. How?  By planting Gospel-based seeds.  What does that mean?  Check it out…

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Homily: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isn’t part of life all about gaining wealth – about one’s net worth – being successful and living the dream?  Matter of fact this is so ingrained into our psyche that we can easily and erroneously transfer this ideal to our spirituality – just as the rich young man did in the Gospel story this weekend when he asked, “What do I need to do to inherit eternal life?”

The challenge we all face is that two millennia later this Gospel reminds us that that is the wrong question!

What is the right question and how do we answer it?  Click below and check it out…

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