In God's life, all creatures get attention.
Season after Pentecost | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; (Sirach 35:12-17 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7;) 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14
What does Mr. Publican do once he arrives at home?
Nations as well as individuals need to look in the moral mirror in order to stop deceiving ourselves.
The cross is anything but a success story. Failure and disappointment are at the heart of Christianity.
I decided to write about the Joel reading in my Century column for this week, because I find his language and imagery—like that of many of the prophetic books—so rich and inspiring. But if I were preaching myself (not that I ever have to) I would probably choose to address the omissions from the Jeremiah and Timothy readings.