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Fr. Kevin Drew: Herod Discarded God, Wives, and Babies’ Lives—And We Do the Same – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Kevin Drew: Herod Discarded God, Wives, and Babies’ Lives—And We Do the Same

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By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange, January 22, 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 photoHerod the Great, the King of the Jews—was neither a king nor a Jew.  His mother was an Arab, the daughter of a sheik, and his father was an Idumean (Edomite) from south of Israel.  The name “Herod” isn’t even Jewish, it’s Greek.  It’s a name from Greek mythology.

How did Herod, who ruled in Israel from 40 BC – 4 BC, become king then?  Well, he had good political instincts—sort of like a weasel or a hyena has instincts.  He, as they say, “played the game” with whoever happened to be in charge in Rome, the master of the world at the time.

Herod, as tyrannical governments do today, spied on his own people.  He sent the reports to Rome and was rewarded with money and protection.  In 40 BC, by vote of the Roman Senate, Herod was proclaimed “King of the Jews.”  His first official act as king?  He climbed the Capitoline Hill in Rome at Caesar’s side and offered sacrifice to the Roman God Jupiter.  One god was as good as another for King Herod (Ricciotti, LOC). …

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