Become A Saint
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR A) Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matt. 13:24-43 In the Gospel reading today we hear the parable of the weeds and the wheat. Most of us are quite familiar with weeds: They seem to grow anywhere, they don’t seem to need as much water as your other plants, and they grow faster and look healthier than anything else in your garden. However, we might actually be amazed at the official working definition of a weed: a plant that is growing where it is not supposed to be. This was explained to me by a priest friend with a background in horticulture. He mentioned as an example how one might…Continue Reading