Fr. Andy reads from Luke 13:22-30, the Gospel reading for Sunday, August 24, 2025.

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011526.cfm Why would God allow Israel to be defeated even while the Levites were carrying the Ark of the Covenant before the army into battle? And why would Jesus heal a leper — then sternly command him to tell no one? In this homily, Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, brings these unsettling questions together and shows that they reveal the same spiritual danger: presumption.

Father Andy advises how to avoid the flashy world vying for our attention so that we can fully appreciate the calm, beauty and love in the presence of the Eucharist.