The Lord’s Name is Love: Homily for the 3rd Week of Lent 2021

Preached at Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Chicago, IL. Video here: https://youtu.be/abVeBRPA_BI?t=1180

A Popular Sense

I don’t want to reduce God into some brand of Holy Rock Star, though I’d say that if he were one, he’d be the best. And if that is the case, the Ten Commandments are among God’s greatest hits. When we talk about God, even with those who don’t believe, this is one of the things that God is best known for. “Oh God, right, that supreme being who orders you around, tells all ya’ll what…