Word to Life - October 3, 2008
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 03 Oct 2008 at 11:11 pm | Tagged as: Word to Life
On today’s “Word to Life” I discussed this Sunday’s readings with Fr. James Cuddy, OP, and Fr. Sean Connor. Fr. Cuddy, a Dominican priest at the Church of St. Louis Bertrand in Louisville, KY, focused on how Isaiah’s “Song of the Vineyard” in the First Reading foreshadows Christ’s “Parable of the Wicked Tenants” in the Gospel. God’s tenacious love for his creation, explains Fr. Cuddy, is the key to understanding both readings.
Fr. Connor, pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Neponset, MA, highlighted the unflappable courage of the landlord’s son. In obedience, he willingly entered the vineyard fully aware of his impending death. Christ meant the chief priests and elders to see his own predicament in this parable. It worked. Centuries later, the parable still strikes to the heart.
Click below for the audio of today’s show.
