August 27, 2023: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the spirit of the stewards of the Old Testament, when God granted authority to a servant, God, through Jesus, offered authority to St. Peter, after granting Him a special revelation.

While God's ways are sometimes hard to understand, we give thanks that He has given us special revelations that show how close He is to us.

St. Peter was granted a special role as the rock on which the Church was built, and leadership as the first Pope, yet God grants all of us a special place in His Kingdom to advance His mission.

We are called to declare the reality of Who Jesus Christ is and make that known to the world, to bring the transformation God has brought to us.

I attended Mass at St. Teresa's for the first time on the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, and it was an opportunity for me to affirm Who Christ is in my life, and to live out that profession.

The world has many ideas about Christ, yet through revelations, we can ground ourselves on the rock of faith in Who Christ truly is.