Thursday December 14, 2023

Matthew 11:11-15

Jesus spoke to the crowds: ‘I tell you solemnly, of all the children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

I got carried away at mass in Louisville and I completely left out this most important message. The message of John, the message of Metanoia. This word mentanoia is translated as “repent.” The hidden message in that is you are doing something wrong and changing your ways to start behaving. That could be it. But metanoia is actually change your thinking, the kingdom of God is here. How you think or how you process things is key. We can all decide to start a new lifestyle but really how long does that last? But the discipline of changing how we think and committing to that will eventually change our lives. So I have stopped thinking of us as a small independent Catholic community. No we are a beautiful, giving, vibrant Catholic community.

Love you