Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinal Time, November 12, 2023
Today’s allegory of the ten virgins is another clever way devised by Jesus to simplify for us our longing for admission to the endless Wedding Feast of Heaven. This is how we could put this longing into modern terms paraphrasing Jesus’ concluding statement: Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25:13. “Live your life, daily, the way American kids live the days and nights before Christmas.” Their behavior improves dramatically. It is much easier for Mom and Dad to get them to do their chores; they are willing to cooperate, to ob