Great homilies to improve the faith and understanding of Christians
How many of us believe that God wants each of us to be a saint and also believe that it is possible? God wants you to be a saint by doing the same thing that every previous saint did. Doing seemingly mundane actions becomes extraordinary when we have the right perspective.
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We all seek to be strong in our lives. Weaknesses are shunned at work and in our personal lives. But these weaknesses can make us humble to God. So, if we are attentive, we can draw closer to Him. The example of a powerful army general is used to demonstrate how good things can come from humility.
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We’ve all heard the story of how the Catholic Church treated Galileo. Even if the actual story is nuanced, there are countless other stories of devout people who saw no conflict between their religion and their scientific pursuits. People like Fr Georges Lemaitre who proposed the Big Bang Theory. Or Gregor Mendel who founded genetics and was an Augustinian monk. And the list goes on and on. The Catholic Church reverences the sciences. There should be no ambiguity about that. And it may just be that Christianity provided the ecosystem from which the sciences flourished.
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I have heard many homilies on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. I never understood why the older brother should not have felt aggrieved. Bishop Barron’s homily is the first time I truly understood it. This parable teaches us key lessons about our relationship with God. If we could only give in the same manner as the way God gives to us, we would find our lives would be a great celebration; just like the celebration held for the younger son on his return.
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Belonging to Christ shapes all of our vision. What do we consider is a good life? Is it our job, spouse, family, vacations, cars… Fr. Mike outlines our life is a gift from God. We need to decide what will be highlighted as Christians.
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Our society has wonderful technology. Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram…) and news feeds, however, bombard us with an endless stream of information. We become numb to bad news and to the suffering of others.
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While Catholics are called to be givers, the mindset that our world gives us is one of scarcity. How can you give if you feel there is not enough to go around? This excellent homily by Fr. Mike describes how to not fall to the fear of scarcity and instead to live with a mindset of abundance.
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