We continue reading from Matthew 10, Christ's exhortation to his Apostles. The Apostles put God before all (as did Elisha and the woman from the first reading).
As we see again that Christ preaches himself (all depends on how we respond to him), we consider how the apostles lived this and how we can also live this.
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The context of our Gospel from Matthew 10, the call and sending of the Apostles.
All that is hidden will be made known-- this is not about secret sins being revealed, but the Gospel which will be made known to all.
Further, though God destroys both body and soul in hell, he cares for us and loves us and knows all things about us (as the hairs on our head).
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In our fifth and final session of this course, we look to the spiritual writings of Catholic authors of the USA.
Most particularly, we consider the writings of the early missionaries, and then those of Dorothy Day and Fulton Sheen.
Catholic Literature of the USA
The Catholic Influence on American Literature
Some Recommended Book Lists
Don’t read good books, or else you won’t have time for the great books! (Fr Raymond Nyquist)
We celebrate this Sunday, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as an external solemnity. This feast celebrates the reality of Christ's humanity, by which the infinite, transcendent divine love is made manifest and visible through our Lord's human love.
We consider that our faith must receive concrete, visible expression -- and a major part of this is celebrating the feast days of the Church. If we believe in the mystery of the Sacred Heart (and in the other great mysteries of our Faith), these feast days will be very important to us and we will celebrate them with great joy - not only in the church building but also in our homes.
This sermon is a strong encouragement to celebrate the feasts of faith in our home and family life!
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