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Fr. Kevin Drew: God Loved You First, and Blessed Is This Hierarchy – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Kevin Drew: God Loved You First, and Blessed Is This Hierarchy

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By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange, July 16, 2025

Ordained in 2012, Fr. Kevin Drew is a priest and pastor of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. He is well regarded for his preaching and evangelization. His Daily Mass and homily can be found at Catholic Radio Network.

Avatar photoChrist’s parables were made-up stories, but they weren’t “tall tales.”  The parable of the Good Samaritan, about a man beaten up and robbed on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho was believable because things like that happened all the time. Bandits populated the Jericho Road.

Jerusalem sits way up high on a mountain, 2600 feet above sea level.  Jericho, only fifteen miles to the east, is the lowest inhabited city on earth.  It is around 800 feet below sea level.  That’s a huge drop within a short distance.  The steep, winding mountain road with its curves and blind spots was tailor-made for ambushes, muggings, and robberies. Thus Christ used this very credible scenario to teach a lawyer (and the rest of us) a valuable lesson. …

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