We need to see, again, with eyes of faith and to act on what we see, which requires some discipline; that is what the root word of discipleship is. What does that discipline look like for us? For Lent, we do it for 40 days. And we talk about extra prayer, we talk about fasting, and we talk about alms giving. That all integrates into the same thing, which is a metanoia, a conversion of our heart towards Christ to see, with eyes of faith, to see ourselves as wounded people who need forgiveness, who need healing. (Read more…)
Here is my homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time and the Sunday before Lent. Please feel free to share with others.
We need to see, again, with eyes of faith and to act on what we see, which requires some discipline; that is what the root word of discipleship is. What does that discipline look like for us? For Lent, we do it for 40 days. And we talk about extra prayer, we talk about fasting, and we talk about alms giving. That all integrates into the same thing, which is a metanoia, a conversion of our heart towards Christ to see, with eyes of faith, to see ourselves as wounded people who need forgiveness, who need healing. (Read more…)
Here is my homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time and the Sunday before Lent. Please feel free to share with others.