Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Dying To Live
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B September 5, 2021Fr. Albert St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/hYROyU8uBj8 Can faith save us? By itself? No. The second reading ends before we get to it, but in the very next line, St. James says, “even the demons believe and tremble.” They know God is real, but it doesn’t save them. Peter has faith to acknowledge that Jesus is the Messiah, but immediately gets called “Satan” by Jesus. Why? Because he tries to reject the work that Jesus must do, the work of carrying the cross. Faith, in order to save us, must...Read More