Sunday Homilies

In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 21:33-43), Jesus tells a parable about a landowner who leased a vineyard to some tenants who would give him the produce at the proper time.

May we be “of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing…looking out not for [our] own interests, but also for those of others.”

It is God loving each and everyone of us abundantly, incredibly, indescribably, overwhelmingly! And we are called to love each other in the same way!

As we have been forgiven, may we forgive. As we have been shown mercy, may we show mercy. As we have been set free, may we help others be free.

Perhaps it’s because of the times we live in, I found myself struggling with some of the words we hear from Jesus in our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 18:15-20).

May we open our hearts and our minds, and let God’s grace renew us in love and hope.

Jesus’ Resurrection tells us that we can live in hope; that we can continue to share God’s love with others, working for justice, caring for the earth, and making peace.

In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 15:21-28), we hear about an encounter between Jesus and a “Canaanite woman.”

All three Scripture readings speak to putting our trust in God, even in difficult circumstances.

And as we trust in God’s love, we are called to share it with others.