| Sunday
5th July 2009
14th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to them: “A
prophet is only despised in his own country
among his own relations and in his own house”.
One of the mistakes we easily and often make
is to think that what we see is all there is
to see; what we know is all that there is to
know. We do this about ourselves as well as
about those close to us. There is always so
much more to know about ourselves and certainly
about each other. In marriage and family life,
for example, we need to constantly look for
and acknowledge the goodness that is there and
set it free. Our homes should be places of praise
instead of criticism as is so often the case.
The same is true in a parish community. There
is so much richness in every parish that never
gets a chance to come to the surface. This is
a week for letting that happen.
Fr. Johnny Doherty,
C.Ss.R. |