Fr. John Ehrich Catholic Homilies
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Fr. John continues to expand on the themes of the Gospel of Luke to be persistent in prayer, what prayer ought to be like, and what our disposition in prayer should be. We see how the comparison between the Pharisee’s prayer and the tax collector’s prayer speak to their different postures when approaching the Lord. In today’s time, the Pharisee could be seen as a “Good Catholic”, one who thinks that they are doing everything moral and upright because that’s what it takes to get to heaven. The tax collector is someone who knows that they are a sinner and they are helpless without God. God knows that there is nothing that we can do to earn His grace, and so he does not want us to “do everything right” but to recognize our state, who we are, and our need for mercy. We can try to do better, incorporate virtue, but recognize it is God’s operation first, God’s movement in our lives that moves us forward and upward towards perfection. Jesus’ time spent with sinners shows how he did not have time to spend with people who didn’t think they were sinners. If there is no “space” for God to fill, then he cannot fill it, so we need to open our hearts in need of God’s mercy.
No Love Without Obedience - 6th Sunday of Easter
Whatever Happens, Stay Connected - 5th Sunday of Easter
What God Is Really Like - 4th Sunday of Easter
Knowing Him is More Important - 3rd Sunday of Easter
How Much Do We Trust Jesus? - 2nd Sunday of Easter
Look to What Is Above - Easter Sunday
This is What Love Looks Like - Good Friday
We Must Take Our Sins Seriously - Palm Sunday
Dying and Rising in All Things - 5th Sunday of Lent
Live Courageously in the Truth - 4th Sunday of Lent
The Right Disposition for Worship - 3rd Sunday of Lent
Transfiguration and Transformation - 2nd Sunday of Lent
Let God Turn Your Weaknesses Into Victories - 1st Sunday of Lent
Let God Do Something Great In You - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus Will Never Give Up On You - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
On Satan and Demons - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Simple Way to Evangelize - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Power of Invitation - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Being Light to Others - Epiphany of the Lord
How To Heal the Culture - Holy Family
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