On Being Faithful in a Few Things before Being Ruler over Many Things – A Homily for the 25th Sunday of the Year

In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Lord Jesus gives a penetrating analysis of the state of the sinner and some very sobering advice to us would-be saints. Let’s look at the Gospel in two stages: I. ANALYSIS OF THE SINNER In the opening lines of the Gospel, Jesus describes a sinful steward. DELUSION (of the sinner)– Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward …” Notice that the man is referred to as a steward rather than an owner. God is the owner of everything; we are but stewards. A steward must deal with the goods of another...