Homily for Saturday July 18th 2026 | What is more important: what we have done for God, or what Jesus has done for us?

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021626.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC, reminds us of a truth the world constantly tries to obscure: Your soul is immortal — and it matters more than anything you own, achieve, or experience in this life. Jesus asks a question that cuts through every distraction: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”

Father Chris Alar, MIC, the director of the Association of Marian Helpers, talks about the life of St. Faustina and The Divine Mercy message and devotion on Oct. 5 2015, at the Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.