Fr. Michael Machacek

         32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A Mt. 25: 1-13

3^rd Homily on the New Mass Translation: Gestures and Postures

At the end of today’s gospel, we hear of a wedding banquet that many have been invited to, a banquet that was no doubt filled with love and happiness – except for the 5 bridesmaids who were locked out. That joy-filled celebration would have gone on for hours.

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time “A” Mt. 22: 34-40

This past week I attended the Archdiocesan Priests’ Seminar, which was led by a Dominican priest, Fr. Peter John Cameron, with the focus on preaching.   In one talk, he reminded us that when preparing one’s homily for the following Sunday’s gospel, it is essential to consider the gospel passage which immediately precedes it, as it often sets the stage for the passage that follows.  Today’s gospel is a classic case of this.

The times they are a changin’.  Have you heard that song before by Bob Dylan?  Lots of things are changing.  We see changes happening in the world economic order – great economic powers like the United States struggling –– others like Greece in danger of failing –- while others, like Brazil, China and India, are rising.  We have seen dramatic changes in government, whether it is local or national – even political regimes that seemed so strong, like Egypt and Libya, have been swept aside.  We see great changes in the way that we interact with each other now, especially with the rise