Homily for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Love God and love your neighbour.

Love God and love your neighbour.
A reflection on the healing of Bartimeus.
Don’t tell God, “Do whatever I ask of You”. Let Him tell you, “Do whatever I ask of you”.
The rich young man.
On original sin. Jesus can heal you.
We need faith and works.
Ephphatha. Be opened. Be critical of other voices, and prioritize God’s voice.
Follow the law AND pay attention to what has to change in your heart.
Consecrate yourself to Mary. St. Louis de Montfort's Consecration to Mary (click HERE )....
The Samaritan woman at the well, vs, the guys in John 6.
Give Jesus your little bit and see what He can do with it.
Be ready to proclaim the Resurrection of Jesus. If you want to dig in and learn the historical evidence for the Resurrection, read, "The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus," by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona (click HERE for Amazon link).
On contempt.
Sacraments and sacramentals.
On Job and suffering. To learn more about Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, check out her Wikipedia page ( click HERE ). Search her name and you will find lots more information.
God loves you. Give an answering yes to that love, and love others.
Jesus died and rose again. If it's true, then you will die and rise again.
Sin and fear lock us up. The power of the resurrection and forgiveness open us up.
Jesus really existed. Jesus really died. Jesus really rose from the dead. If you would like to dig in a bit further, I’d direct you to the following resources: Brant Pitre, The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ , ( Amazon link ). Trent Horn, How to Defend the Resurrection podcast Jimmy Akin, The Resurrection of Jesus podcast....
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
How to pray. Lectio divina (divine reading).
You have no right to keep you sins to yourself. Jesus paid for them. Give them to Him.
The Ten Commandments.
Do you trust God as much as Abraham did?
Don't be afraid to go to the uncomfortable place. The Holy Spirit may be driving you there, and the angels will minister to you.
We all need conversion. Prayer, almsgiving, and fasting can help with that.
Bring Jesus your uncleanness and tell Him, “If you wish, you can make me clean”.