Does It Really Matter What The Supreme Court Says?
By FR. JOHN DE CELLES (Editor’s Note: Fr. John De Celles, pastor of St. Raymond of Penafort, Springfield, Va., preached the homily below for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 28, 2015, about the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Reprinted with permission; all rights reserved.) + + + Do you remember the classic scene from the movie Casablanca, when the police captain says: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here!” and then the dealer hands him a stack of chips saying: “…Your winnings, sir.” That’s kind of how I felt on Friday [June 26] when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision that there is a constitutional right to gay marriage. Of course,…Continue Reading