Homily
Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time II
Year of Mercy
4 July 2016
Independence Day USA
AMDG +jmj +m
Daily Readings
Readings
I'm not pessimistic about our country. I see too many signs of hope all around, too many signs of the resurrection. I see the renewal of the church at its core among our young people, a real thirst for holiness and greatness. The call of Jesus and the teaching of His Church are clearer and brighter when the culture is darker. Yes, there are reasons to fear and doubt. There are plenty of signs that our country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet we should remember that holiness is forged most often not in times of complacency, but in times of adversity. We should welcome the challenges before us, as each great generation has before.
Jesus chastises those in the Gospel today who give up! He is short with those who had given up on the little girl who was merely sleeping. It would have been easy for the woman with hemorrhages to have given up, afflicted as she was for such a long time. But she didn't quit - she mustered the faith and strength to get near Jesus. His touch made all things new for her, and the girl whom everyone else had given up on.
Don't quit on yourself
Don't quit on the United States of America! Her promise is ever new for those who believe and act with integrity and courage.
Happy 4th of July friends!
Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time II
Year of Mercy
4 July 2016
Independence Day USA
AMDG +jmj +m
Daily Readings
Readings
I'm not pessimistic about our country. I see too many signs of hope all around, too many signs of the resurrection. I see the renewal of the church at its core among our young people, a real thirst for holiness and greatness. The call of Jesus and the teaching of His Church are clearer and brighter when the culture is darker. Yes, there are reasons to fear and doubt. There are plenty of signs that our country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet we should remember that holiness is forged most often not in times of complacency, but in times of adversity. We should welcome the challenges before us, as each great generation has before.
Jesus chastises those in the Gospel today who give up! He is short with those who had given up on the little girl who was merely sleeping. It would have been easy for the woman with hemorrhages to have given up, afflicted as she was for such a long time. But she didn't quit - she mustered the faith and strength to get near Jesus. His touch made all things new for her, and the girl whom everyone else had given up on.Don't quit on yourself
Don't quit on the United States of America! Her promise is ever new for those who believe and act with integrity and courage.
Happy 4th of July friends!
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