tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post1972398378293547411..comments2024-03-18T15:28:13.866-04:00Comments on A Concord Pastor Comments: Homily for Seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeConcord Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-12515323658232429982009-05-08T18:07:00.000-04:002009-05-08T18:07:00.000-04:00Vern: no one homily can answer all questions or ex...Vern: no one homily can answer all questions or explicate every line of the day's scriptures fully. <br /><br />The prophecies addressed to Israel are addressed to us, too.<br /><br />The heart of my homily, my intended message based on the day's scriptures, can be found in these lines:<br /><br /><I>We’ll never get to the heart of figuring out which is easier to do<br />- forgive sins or heal bodies - <br />if we don't grapple with the question of which is more important to us.<br /><br />And that struggle is at the heart of so many debates whose terms boil down to: spiritual wholeness and integrity on the one side and personal physical relief and comfort on the other.<br /><br />This struggle is at the heart of our debates about so many issues: war, stem cell research, abortion, torture, sexual morality,capital punishment, immigration and the economy.</I>Concord Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-64770705160774166942009-05-08T17:58:00.000-04:002009-05-08T17:58:00.000-04:00I'm confused that the first reading from this week...I'm confused that the first reading from this week is not more fully used to explain sin's double consequence (CCC para's 1472-73). Isn't the Isaiah prophecy here intended for the Israilites? God certainly must not forget our sins (though He does forgive) or there would be no final judgement. What am I missing here?VerneEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-53700251750537044132009-02-22T20:58:00.000-05:002009-02-22T20:58:00.000-05:00I feel I was fortunate enough to hear your homily ...I feel I was fortunate enough to hear your homily "live"- but, I am really a "visual" person, so I am grateful to have had the opportunity to read your words again, here. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com