Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinal Time, November 19, 2023
For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. If it weren’t said by Jesus, we would think that this statement is so unfair, and even cruel; but it is a simple observation of what goes on in us and all around us, daily. Physically, as they stop exercising and watching their diet, former athletes grow soft and flabby. Brains waste away if they are not challenged by mental drills, by new intellectual inputs and by demanding reasoning. Psychologically, those who don’t put order i