Father Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea in San Francisco, gave a nine-minute homily on Sunday, March 2.
Luke’s Gospel is a shorter version of the Sermon on the Mount. The topic is fraternal correction. It’s a duty to correct a brother when he is going off the rails.
We hear the phrase from Pope Francis, “Who am I to juddge?” But that is regarding a person. Even Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot had the spark of God.
How do we correct? We should correct after fasting and prayer. It’s delicate ground we are entering on. We have to see God in the person we are correcting.
Yesterday I failed at fraternal correction. I was at Planned Parenthood on Bush Street. A car pulls up, a man was trembling with anger. I talked back to him. I was not charitable. I should have prepared myself better.
Pray to tbe Mother of Mercy, Mater Misericordiae before you attempt correction of another.
Michael Sean Winters at NCR has a column about not judging and taking the log out of your own eye.
Michael Sean Winters has no moral conscience. And NCR is banned by Catholic bishops– it is heretical and immoral. Winters’ article that you mentioned is just terrible. It could have been written by Cdl. McElroy or Cdl. Cupich– or worse. Extremely flawed, no moral conscience. I suppose Winters voted for Abortion propagandist Kamala Harris, and praised her as a “paragon of virtue,” except for her “one little tiny flaw” for Catholic voters—- promoting Abortion, even partnering with Planned Parenthood to offer free abortions at the Democratic National Convention– in which 25 precious American preborn children were heartlessly murdered. Winters has the stupidity to say that Pro Life Catholics should “remove the beam from their own eyes,” instead of “criticizing the splinters in Pro Abortion politicians’ eyes.” Tell SF Abp. Cordileone he must “remove the beam from his own eye,” the next time he tells Pro Abortion Rep. Nancy Pelosi that she must repent, and refrain from reception of Holy Communion. Shame on you, Michael Sean Winters! And shame on “National Catholic Reportrer.” Catholic bishops have repeatedly told NCR to remove the word “Catholic” from their name.
Winters views, the abortion matter on an equivalent basis as climate change or other moral issues. Therefore the pro life advocate has no moral superiority than the climate change advocate. He views this position is so obvious that he can claim that the bishops‘ challenging the likes of Pelosi is utterly counterproductive. He does not see one’s position on abortion as reflective of deficient reasoning in other matters. Therefore, a attempt by pro lifers to persuade pro aborts is an exercise in vanity. The only position they pro-lifer should take is to. From their own eye and stop worrying about the splinter in the pro abort‘s eye . This position effectively ends any pro life advocacy in the public Square. If pro-lifers are tempted to advocate pro-life positions in the face of opposition, they should forgo their position and focus only on their own souls condition. Winter’s position does seem to occur very well with the most liberal bishops in our hierarchy.
My original comment was done using voice actuated messaging, and to my horror. This process did not yield a coherent statement. I hope the reader will find the meaning I intended in the lines that I wrote.
Despite the voice actuated messaging, your post was excellent! Bravo!
@ Daniel Gallup — one more time, please, because I’m still not sure what you were trying to convey.
Daniel Gallup’s post was great– I could “read between the lines” — and got the whole thing, despite the voice actuated messaging isssue. Better if he could re-write it. So sick of bad Catholic clerical leaders, like Cupich, McElroy, etc., so weak on Christian morality! Worthless! What a horror, for Catholic schoolchildren to hear that the killing of unborn children is morally equivalent to issues regarding climate change! And that laymen who are dedicated Pro Lifers, working so hard to end abortion, are not much valued by a prominent Catholic Cardinal. Evil! Right in Cdl. Cupich’s city, Chicago, the Democratic Party partnered with Planned Parenthood to offer free abortions to anyone, during their 2025 National Convention. Cupich saw this, when he offered a hypocritical prayer at the Convention– and 25 little precious unborn children were slayed. Heartless! Plus, the diabolical Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, made Abortion a prominent issue on her failed campaign. And Cupich had nothing to say about that. Evil! Last year, Cupich submitted his required letter of resignation, at age 75, to the Pope– not sure if the Pope accepted it yet. Cdl. McElroy was a horror regarding clerical child sex abuse– and the evil Theodore McCarrick. Now he is serving in McCarrick’s former role, in the Nation’s capital— a sure disaster. UGH!!
Kathleen apologies to you and everyone else. I’m in the hospital and not in the best condition. I only have a small phone and was trying to use the voice actuated messaging. When I read the result, I realize I had hit post before reviewing what I had said, and I felt quite embarrassed. I’m afraid my present condition is such that I am not able to rewrite the post adequately. I will reread it to see if I can figure out my meaning , And if I can’t do that, I’ll let the mess stay as it is and eat humble pie
Sorry you are in the hospital, Daniel. Get well soon.