Category: Last Judgment

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The End Is Coming! Rejoice! (Really!)

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C): Luke 21:5-19

 

Here are a few quick scenarios. See what images and emotions arise in your minds as you read each of them.

“Just wait until your father comes home!”

In today’s mail, you find a friendly note from the IRS, inviting you to an audit of your taxes from last year.

You have an appointment to see your doctor. You know that you have gained weight since your last appointment and have done very little of what your doctor advised you to do last time. Continue reading “The End Is Coming! Rejoice! (Really!)”

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The Least of My Sisters and Brothers

Monday of the First Week of Lent

Some time ago, I happened upon a story about the old comedian W. C. Fields. According to this story, a friend came into Fields’ dressing room before a show, and noticed that Fields was reading the Bible. The friend found this odd, as Fields had never spoken to him before about the Bible, or religion, so the friend assumed that Fields was not a religious man. When the friend asked Fields why he was reading the Bible, the response came: “I’m looking for loopholes!”  Continue reading “The Least of My Sisters and Brothers”

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Sheep and Goats

Feast of Christ the King (A) – Matthew 25:31-46

The Last Judgment. The separation of sheep and goats. “Whatever you did for one of the least brothers (or sisters) of mine, you did for me”.

Most of us are quite familiar with this teaching of Jesus. It has inspired many saints – known and unknown – throughout the centuries. Works of art and hymns, as well as many of our social justice teachings, have been based on it. This scene has become integrated into the very fiber of our being as Catholic Christians.  Continue reading “Sheep and Goats”