[Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: The Cost of Discipleship: Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Dr. John BergsmaIf last Sunday’s Readings were a soft-ball pitch, a nice high arc to knock out of the park, this Sunday’s Readings are a wicked curve ball for the Catholic preacher. Nonetheless, while these readings aren’t the “feel good” homiletical experience of last week’s, the truths are just as important and just as “Catholic.” We begin with a troublesome passage from the prophet JeremiahReading 1: Jeremiah 20:7-9You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped [Heb. patah]; you were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All the day I am an object of laughter; everyone...