Jul 23, 2020
Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 5, 2020, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.
In today's Gospel, Jesus invites us to take His yoke upon us and learn from Him: to see things as He sees them, to love with His love, to understand how He wants us to live. This is particularly crucial in the complicated times in which we live.
The starting point has to be that everyone is made in the image and likeness of God and loved by Jesus, and so we must treat them with love, dignity, and respect.
Key words: racism, social justice, human person, dignity, respect