Fr. Rick’s Homily: Monday, 15th Week in Ordinary Time

July 13, 2026
Matthew 10:34-11:1
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Is Jesus Out of His Mind, or Is He Worth Everything?

We think nothing of a man and a woman falling in love and living the rest of their life
together in the sacramental bond of marriage. Couples spend much time and expense
preparing for the wedding day, and moms and dads go out of their way to make the day
the most important event of their child’s life.

Without a doubt, the bride and groom love each other in a different way than they do
their parents and family. It is a unique love. We think nothing of the fact that they love
each other more than they love their families, and that they abandon their families to
form their own households. Marriage is a fact of life. 

Jesus’s call to his disciples is not just significant; it’s unique. It surpasses the
commitment between a man and a wife. Jesus asks of us nothing less than what he
willingly embraced by becoming a man.

I remember reading years ago in Those Mysterious Priests by Archbishop Fulton
Sheen. He made the point that God becoming a man was like a man becoming a hound
dog. You have the intelligence of a man, but cannot speak. You can scan the sky’s
stars, but you have your nose to the ground.

Gospel Challenge:
Humans are of immeasurable worth to Jesus. He gave up far more for us and our
eternal happiness than we could ever sacrifice for Him. How much are we willing to
surrender to have His divine sacrificial love flowing through our veins? Jesus’s demands
are great, but the dividends are eternally, infinitely worth it.    
 
The neatest thing about loving God more than anyone else is that it includes everyone
else.

Love Your Neighbor!

Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
  
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