Homilies from November, 2023

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 Today’s gospel reading reminded me of the TV series Shark Tank. The parable and the show share common themes of...

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63:3-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the modern scouting movement, published his first organizational manual, Scouting for Boys, in 1908. It was the fruit of...