This was a difficult homily to give.  You will soon hear why.

If people get paid to speak on God's behalf, do they just end up saying what the employer wants to hear?

The definition of slavery might well be what Psalm 123 presents: always having one's gaze upon the master, never turning away.  But this figure is given to us because we must not miss God's mercy and love toward us.

Might we take the time now to dust off the much-maligned word, NICE?

Did you ever notice how the births of Jesus and John are at the solstices?