Sunday, August 14, 2022

Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

 

Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

 

Jesus promises in our Gospel today: “From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three”

 

And I think in our own day, we see that happening at an accelerating pace.  The Name of Jesus Christ divides families.  Many of you here have had children not just leave the Church, but now have a disgust for the name of Jesus Christ.  And some of that, of course, is due to the behavior of priests, and also the behavior of those professing to be Catholic.

 

But also technology has exploded exponentially, and has provided the Devil access to our children in countless ways, ways that would have been unimaginable just a few short years ago.

 

Jesus mentions in our Gospel today that He has come to set the Earth on fire.  When the fire hits, may we and our children be like gold that has been tested in fire, may we become even more pure, and avoid becoming like the chaff in another of Jesus’ parables, where Jesus says the chaff will be burned up by the fire.

 

Amen

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