tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post2434547902722885210..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: 'The fruit of the Kingdom is Justice' (Sunday homily)Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-7488470405302670662011-10-03T22:42:28.501-04:002011-10-03T22:42:28.501-04:00PDN:
Thanks!
Well, as far as supporting my point...PDN:<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Well, as far as supporting my point, simply look at the first reading from Sunday.<br /><br />The Lord came looking for fruit...he found wild fruit.<br /><br />Here's the relevant passage: <br /><br />"What more could be done for my vineyard that I did not do? Why, <i>when I waited for the crop of grapes, did it yield rotten grapes?</i>...<br /><br />"The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, the people of Judah, his cherished plant; He <i>waited for judgment, but see, bloodshed! for justice, but hark, the outcry!</i>"<br /><br />As you can see, it is the Isaiah passage that links justice to the fruit; instead of finding justice, God found "bloodshed" and "outcry."Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-542228317686970492011-10-03T22:22:37.295-04:002011-10-03T22:22:37.295-04:00I really enjoyed your homily. I would prefer some...I really enjoyed your homily. I would prefer some Bible passages that support your point that "The fruit of the Kingdom is Justice", but your application about the good of the whole person was well stated and made me examine myself. I always thought the mosaic law (Ruth 2:3) claiming the rich man who owns the field should harvest once and then leave the gleanings for the poor to gather was a very good example for both rich and poor; Charity is important - but work is important for human self-respect (the good of the whole). I appreciate that you did not utilize the politicized "social justice" as your referent. My son has already been told his freshman year at a Jesuit school that he and his parents are probably oppressors. Your homily is much more persuasive and generates a desire to do more for human misery than any politicized version of the fruit of the Kingdom. <br /><br />I am continually edified by your blog. <br /><br />Thank you,<br />PDNpdnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875588843648932415noreply@blogger.com