Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinal Time, July 23, 2023
Since the words “The Kingdom of God” might sound vague to some, to make Jesus’ teaching clearer, we could replace the words Kingdom of God with the following words: “God’s presence and action in the world.” We are familiar with the three parables found in today’s gospel as they reveal to us three crucial aspects of God’s Kingdom, of God’s presence and action in the world. (Matthew 13: 24-43) The first parable deals with the ability Jesus gives us to discern what comes from the Kingdom from what is attempted sabotage of his rule over us. The second parable reveals