04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive. To be included is an incredible gift. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim.
Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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Show Notes
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive.
To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us.
- Mass Readings from April 25, 2021:
- Acts 4:8-12
- Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
- 1 John 3:1-2
John 10:11-18