Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Gospel: Matthew 22:34–40
Brothers and sisters, a few days ago, during our priests’ convocation, I carried in the silence of my heart a conversation I had. He sat with me and spoke about his life. He has beautiful children, a good family, and steady work. These are real blessings. Yet as he talked, I heard something heavier than ordinary tiredness. Boredom had settled in. Discouragement had claimed something at the core of his being. He had quietly surrendered, and in that surrender he had failed to love God most.
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