Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

The banquet in the parable today is a picture of heaven, of the joy of the Kingdom of God to which God has invited the entire world. It is the joy which Jesus Christ opened to us through His death on the Cross and His resurrection on the third day. It is the joy we cling to as the eclipse of our own death awaits us and the eyes of faith anticipate the moment we emerge into the age to come. There are days, of course, for most of us when such a hope seems very distant, or even, perhaps, wildly improbable. In those moments I try to remember Christ and what the Gospels tell us about Him. I remember that I have entrusted my life to Him. I remember the certitude I have when this hope is the most real thing in the world, a certitude that comes unexpectedly sometimes like a breeze or memory that hints of a time and place indescribably good. All of this waiting, longing, hoping is something the season of Advent allows us to experience.” Fr. Marc Dunaway, November 30, 2025-