Sheep, Goats, and A King, Solemnity of Christ the King-A, November 26, 2023

Jesus' image of sheep, goats, and the great king who separates them for distinct destinies seems simple enough up front, but once he adds the troublesome criteria of how they are to be "judged", things get much more complicate...and worrisome. His emphasis on the corporal works of mercy rather than typical piety challenges us to examine our consciences with some justified trembling. That trembling may be calmed by the fact that before he was a "king" this Jesus was a shepherd. 

Homily delivered to the Saint Francis Catholic Community in Cuenca, Ecuador.