Homily for Sunday, October 31, 2021

Today is Halloween, a fun time to pretend. We can pretend we are someone or something else. But, it is also the case that we can pretend in our faith. That is not at all innocent. Today’s readings remind us that if our worship is to be authentic, then it needs to lead to our conversion.

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Given at Saints Joachim and Ann Parish, Saint Charles, Missouri.

Today is Halloween, a fun time to pretend. We can pretend we are someone or something else. But, it is also the case that we can pretend in our faith. That is not at all innocent. Today’s readings remind us that if our worship is to be authentic, then it needs to lead to our conversion.

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