01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.

We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.

Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:

Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19

Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17

1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13

Luke 4:21-30