Homily 4th Sunday of Easter - April 21, 2024
Today's readings can be found here . Growing up, my mother always used to tell me to get along with my siblings. She would say that no matter what, we would always be family. And that we need to look out for and take care of each other. I’ve always remembered that wisdom and passed it on to my children. However, even when family members get along, relationships in a family can be messy. I was reminded of that during Holy Week. Good Friday is one of the days my family gets together for dinner. I was chatting with one of my siblings and we got to talking about our other family members and their faults. There was the person still holding a grudge over something silly. We didn’t care for the significant other of a different family member. The poor decisions another family member made. However, these were all family members we care about deeply. In our second reading, John tells us that God loves us so much we are called children of God. That means that as bel