Learn A Lesson From The Fig Tree
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Thirty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time Readings: Daniel 12:1-3 Heb. 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 In the second reading today St. Paul says that Jesus waits now until His enemies are made His footstool. As we look around, it appears that we, the followers of Christ, are being made the footstool of His enemies. When one considers the horrific things that are taking place in the Middle Eastern and Western African countries as well as the frequent losses of liberty for Christians and the massive influx of Muslim immigrants in the West, one would need to be a bit off kilter to suggest that the enemies of Christ are being trampled underfoot. However, when we consider the other…Continue Reading