Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 3rd, 2022
In order to emphasize the significance of today’s gospel passage I would like to share a statement from my first spiritual director at the minor seminary. “Remember, you can receive the Lord in Holy Communion every day and still live with mortal sins on your soul; but it is impossible to open your heart to Jesus, as God’s Word, and still be enslaved by a mortal sin.” Such is the power of God’s Word: Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern ref