Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This weekend we are cautioned to, “Be prepared for at an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.”  But if our only concern in life is all about just focusing on what we need to do in order to get into heaven, we are missing the whole point of the entire Gospel.

For the Divine Knock on the door just doesn’t happen before we take our last breath, rather it happens all the time – in unexpected ways with unexpected people. So if we cannot recognize the face of God here and now…how we will recognize that Presence when we die?

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Homily: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

It would seem at first glance, the Parable of the Talents seems fairly clear about our need to use and multiply our “talents” to our fullest ability – unlike the third servant who buried his.  But of course, this being a parable, it is never that simple.  For if you look at this first century story, using insight from current scripture scholars, with a sympathetic eye towards the third slave and recognize the master for what he is, a very different and surprising story unfolds. 

What is that story and how could it change the way you live?

 

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