“Call No One Father?” | Becoming Who God Calls Us to Be | Sunday Homily 9.7.25

At a gas station encounter, a young man challenged Fr. Meyer with the words of Jesus: “Call no one on earth your father.” What does this really mean?

 

In this homily, we explore how Scripture must be understood in context, why St. Paul himself refers to being a spiritual father, and how there is a difference between simply having a title and truly living it.

 

We are all called “Christian” by baptism—but do we live as disciples of Jesus Christ? God isn’t finished with us yet. We can still grow into the fathers, mothers, godparents, friends, and saints He calls us to be.

 

📖 Gospel reference: Luke 14:25–33

🙏 “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy.”