Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

The people Jesus was speaking to in the Gospel were just like us in that they wrestled with anxiety. They worried about things: “How are we going to get the food we need? How am I going to not get sick? How am I going to get the clothes I want? How am I going to keep what I have safe?” They are the same kinds of concerns we have today. The common sense answer from the world is simple, “Money.” Make sure you have enough money and you won’t be anxious. How much money? Well, as much as you can get, because you never know what is going to happen and besides you can always use money to buy more and better things that will make you more and more happy. In this way the pursuit of riches can become a relentless master, and that is why in Jesus’ day, they referred to it with the name of pagan god, “mammon.” Wanting riches is like serving another god. But Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters;... You cannot serve God and mammon.” Instead, He wants us to think differently. Jesus said, “Do not be anxious about your life…. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ...The whole world is seeking these things, and Your heavenly Father knows you need them all.” Instead, He says the way to live is this: “seek first His kingdom, the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.”.” - Fr. Marc Dunaway, June 21, 2026-