28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 12, 2025 I’m a very independent person. It’s how I grew up. I had to be independent to survive. I started working when I was 16. I bought and cooked my own meals; I bought and washed my own clothes; I got myself from home to school to work and back again on my trusty 10-speed bike. This served me well into my adulthood with a strong work ethic and independent lifestyle. No one told me what to do. That is until I met my future wife. Even after we married, I clung to my independence, often at odds with her trying to take care of me as a Proverbs 31 woman will do. It took me several years to adjust and to learn that we were a couple and not two individuals living in the same household. I had to learn over time that the two will become one in the Sacrament of Matrimony. I had to learn that I don’t have to do everything on my own; I can rely on my partner, my friend, my love. And as I traveled on my faith journey, I...