Homily 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 22, 2024
Today's readings can be found here . What kind of servant are we? That’s the question our Scriptures are asking today. The letter from James and our Gospel present two types of servants. James warns us of the consequences of being one kind of servant. This is the person that serves their own interest. It’s the kind of servant our world and our culture calls us to be. How does our culture define greatness and success? It’s measured by our personal achievements. I remember growing up, I was encouraged to become an engineer. Not necessarily because I was good at science or loved engineering, but because engineers earned a good living. One of the ways our culture defines success is by how many things we accumulate. Having a big house, driving an expensive car, taking exotic vacations. Our culture also defines success by how well known we are. We constantly hear about what celebrities or sports figures are doing and what they think. W