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Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Homily for the Memorial of St. Dominic
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
In today’s Gospel passage, three people express interest in becoming followers of Jesus, but they seem unaware of what is involved or any sense of its importance. Two of them claim they have important duties that hold them back from really following Jesus. We may indeed agree that burying one’s father and saying goodbye to people at home were vitally important. But Jesus insists, to these men at least, that following him immediately is their vital duty. This is a point that most of us find difficult to accept. Jesus seems so demanding, and following Him, becoming and remaining His disciple, is a tough challenge. It is never going to be a comfortable or soft option.
Yes, Jesus does ask for a level of allegiance to Himself that is greater than the loyalty owed to family, even though it is not in any sense incompatible with our family allegiances. There may be times when our fidelity to the values of the gospel puts us at odds with those closest to us. Walking in the way of the LORD is a serious business, asking for everything we’ve got.+
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