Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

It is easy these days to get in to difficult conversations and even arguments about politics and the events of the day. Just this week, we have heard about serious events in Venezuela, in Minneapolis and in other places. As people try to understand things they see things differently. Issues are complex. Facts are manipulated. Things can become heated as it all seems very serious and dire. The same thing was happening in the world of these early Christians. And so the Apostle says to them and to us: Here we have no lasting city…. This doesn’t mean we run for the hills and disengage. Christians have always advocated for justice, righteousness and mercy, especially for the poor and those who suffer. We pray for our leaders even this morning that God would guide them to do what is right. But ultimately, we recognize that our hope rests somewhere else beyond the politics and the drama of this world, for we seek the city which is to come. This is the Kingdom of Heaven..” - Fr. Marc Dunaway, January 11, 2026-