About Fr. Cory Sticha

I'm a priest for the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT stationed in Malta, MT.

3 Responses to Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

  1. Bob Sauer says:
    May 28, 2011 at 16:24

    Two comments:
    1. Unless you’re a member of an isolated tribe in Africa, S. America etc. most people in the world have an understanding of who Christ was (is). The following religions are “Christian”: Mormonism, RC, Lutherans, Baptists, Jehovah Witnesses. Yet the differences can be extreme. So anyone (in a developed society) can learn about the RC religion and join if s/he has the inclination.
    2. Given some of the unsavory aspects of the Crusades, most Catholics have a knee-jerk revulsion to forcing anything down anyone’s throat. Ergo, we’re really not interested in evangelization.

    • Fr. Cory Sticha says:
      May 28, 2011 at 19:50

      Two responses: 😉

      1. While it’s true that most people have at least heard of Jesus, there are many false images of who Our Lord really is. He’s either a 1960’s hippy, or your best buddy who does what ever you want, or any number of “real Jesus” images that happen to look a lot like the author who wrote the book describing him. We need to be out there actively proclaiming the true Jesus Christ revealed to humanity through the Church. Also, the commission was not “make sure the whole world can learn about the RC religion”, but “Proclaim the Gospel to the whole world.” Evangelization is an active thing.

      2. I don’t think it has anything to do with the Crusades. I would argue it has more to do with the relativistic and individualistic culture we live in. We don’t “force” our belief “down anyone’s throat” because we live in a culture that views religion as a private thing that is fine for someone to hold, but don’t you dare speak to anyone else about it. The fact you used the phrase “forcing anything down anyone’s throat” demonstrates this cultural view very clearly.

  2. Thomas G. Marabella says:
    May 30, 2011 at 06:25

    The average Catholics that I encounter in the work place, could care less about evangelizing for Jesus. In fact Jesus is an embarrassment to them.