Homily: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This weekend we hear the parable of the widow and the judge. The Gospel writer begins with a summation that the parable talks “about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.” But if we left it just there, we would miss the secondary and deeper meaning behind the story. What is it? Check it out…

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke speaks about prayer more than any of the other Evangelists…and in this weekend’s gospel we hear the disciples, asking Jesus to teach them how to pray and he responds with a simple version of the Lord’s Prayer. With prayer being so foundation to who we are, how do you pray? But the bigger question may have to do with how we view prayer.  In other words, do we come to prayer as a transactional or a relational activity? Do we spend our time in prayer looking for something from God…or are we desiring a connection with God?

Leave it to my grandson Oliver to open my eyes to what prayer is really all about.  Check it out and see what I mean…

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