TV Mass Homily 11/24/2019
Nov 23, 2019
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus, King of the Universe, known most familiarly as Christ the King. This feast day was added to the Church calendar only in 1925 to counter the atheism, nationalism, materialism and anti-Catholicism when communism and fascism were on the rise, all of which are not known for mercy but for oppression. Things have not changed much since 1925, with god-less secularism, religious fundamentalism and moral-less relativism shrouded in incivility now added to the list. In the midst of turmoil, division and fear in our day, it is important that we raise up Christ as King of the Universe. Today we affirm what is core to our faith, that Jesus on the Cross triumphed over evil and all those negative forces; He continues…