32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Getting Married in Heaven (a.k.a. The Case of the Missing Bride)

One of the first things that we notice about today's strange parable involving a bridegroom and a wedding feast is that the bride is nowhere to be found! Seemingly in their place are ten virgins, five foolish ones and five wise ones. In today's homily we unwrap this parable to discover that the virgins are us and that our ultimate destiny is not our earthly spouse but marriage in heaven with God!