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*Image: The Meal in the House of the Pharisee (Le repas chez le pharisien) by James Tissot, c. 1890 [Brooklyn Museum]
By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing, Aug. 28, 2022
Fr. Paul Scalia is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, VA, where he serves as Episcopal Vicar for Clergy and Pastor of Saint James in Falls Church. He is the author of That Nothing May Be Lost: Reflections on Catholic Doctrine and Devotion and the editor of Sermons in Times of Crisis: Twelve Homilies to Stir Your Soul.
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At the risk of seeming disrespectful or irreverent, I’d like to propose that the parable in today’s Gospel is, well, funny. More to the point, it’s meant to be funny. Not “funny” in the sense of silly or trivial. Obviously, it contains a serious teaching about the foundational virtue of humility. But you can effectively deliver an important teaching in a funny way. And that’s what our Lord does in this Gospel.Related posts
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