Deacon Greg's Homily 9-11-16
Homily – September 11, 2016 (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time- C) Read Luke 15: 1-32 Once again, the bell tolled and the names were read... On September 11th, 2001, 19 self proclaimed militants hijacked four planes and carried out an organized attack on The World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC... A fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field when it's passengers were able to divert and prevent the destruction of another target. Over 3000 people died on that morning, including over 400 police and firefighters responding to the attacks, sent in to search for the lost. It goes without saying that this one event has defined the world we live in. This one event has become evidence of the best and the worst humanity has to offer. This one event still challenges us to the core, to find meaning and purpose from such a terrible morning, fifteen years ago. Over 1100 families still have not found the remains of their loved ones. In a way, their search cont