Homilies about evil

Why God Allows Evil: The Parable of Wheat and Weeds in a Suffering World

Father Anthony

The homily explores the paradox of God's kingdom: it starts small like a mustard seed or yeast, growing invisibly but powerfully, yet it coexists with evil in the world, like wheat and weeds. The priest uses the recent murders of two young men in the parish to illustrate the reality of evil and suffering, emphasizing God's patience and ultimate justice, and the superior power of resurrection over death.

Why God Allows Evil: Finding Strength and Love in Suffering

Father Michael

The homily challenges the common misconception of good and evil as equally matched forces, emphasizing that God has already triumphed. It encourages vigilance against negative influences and proactive confrontation of evil through charity, drawing parallels to the parables of the wheat and weeds, mustard seed, and yeast. The priest concludes by highlighting that suffering, when embraced with love for God, can lead to deeper faith and hope in the resurrection, rather than despair.

The Reality of Evil: A Soldier's Story from Iraq

The homily reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds, emphasizing the reality of evil as an active, personal force in the world, not just abstract misfortune. The priest shares a personal story from his time in Iraq to illustrate how confronting evil directly can challenge one's understanding of God's goodness, and stresses that God's perfection is a perfect harvest, not a perfect field, allowing good and evil to grow together until the final judgment.

Finding Hope in the Face of Evil: Lessons from the Weeds and the Wheat

This homily explores Jesus' parable of the weeds and the wheat, emphasizing that evil does not originate from God but from an enemy. It encourages bringing struggles to God in prayer and trusting in His patience and transformative grace, even when faced with overwhelming darkness. The homily concludes by highlighting the power of small acts of goodness and the ultimate triumph of light over darkness, drawing inspiration from 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Why God Allows Evil: The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds

The homily addresses the age-old problem of evil by interpreting the parable of the wheat and the weeds. The priest explains that while God is not the author of evil, He can use the 'weeds' or difficulties in our lives, which are sown by the enemy, for a greater good and to foster spiritual growth, as exemplified by the cross and the lives of saints like St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Mark Giang Xiang.

The Weeds Among Us: Navigating Good and Evil in a Divided World

Father John Morardi

The homily focuses on Jesus's parable of the weeds among the wheat, emphasizing the coexistence of good and evil in the world and within individual hearts. It challenges the modern 'us against them' mentality, advocating for patience, discernment, and trust in God's perfect timing for judgment, rather than human attempts to prematurely separate good from evil.

Why God Allows Evil: Understanding the Parable of the Weeds and Wheat

The homily explores the parable of the weeds and wheat, explaining that evil exists due to concupiscence and free will, not God's direct creation. It emphasizes that God, being love, cannot do evil, and that while evil may appear good initially, it ultimately leads to harm. The core message is that God converts all suffering and evil into good for those who believe, and we are called to choose love over evil.

Por Que Deus Permite o Mal? A Parábola do Trigo e do Joio

Padre Ivanildo

The homily reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds, explaining why God allows good and evil to coexist. Drawing on St. Augustine, the priest emphasizes God's patience and belief in human conversion, even when people act like weeds. He urges listeners to remain vigilant against the devil's influence and to trust in God's timing for judgment and salvation.

The Paradox of Fighting Evil: Why Patience and Mercy Matter

The homily explores the paradox of dealing with evil, drawing from the parable of the weeds and the wheat. It emphasizes that while evil exists, our approach to it requires restraint, patience, and tolerance, lest we inadvertently harm the good. The priest cautions against the historical tendency to commit violence in the name of rooting out evil, urging a balance between God's justice and mercy.

¿Por qué Dios permite el sufrimiento? La parábola de la cizaña

The homily addresses the age-old question of why evil exists, explaining it as a consequence of the free will of angels and humans, not God's fault. It then explores why God permits evil, stating that it allows humans to exercise free will and provides opportunities for spiritual growth, transforming suffering into good through virtues like patience, love, and forgiveness. The priest emphasizes that suffering can be a path to sanctification and salvation, urging listeners to accept both healing and crosses as part of God's good plan.

Don't Plot Evil: Learning from Micah and Jesus to Protect Yourself

The homily warns against plotting evil against others, drawing parallels between the Pharisees' plot against Jesus and the social injustices denounced by the prophet Micah. It emphasizes that baptized Christians should not engage in such behavior and encourages self-protection and reliance on God's protection when faced with malicious intent.

Why Evil Exists: Are We Asleep?

Father Prosper

The homily addresses the question of why evil exists if God is good, using the parable of the wheat and weeds. The priest argues that evil proliferates because humanity, entrusted with God's good creation, has become 'asleep' and not vigilant, allowing the 'evil one' to sow discord. He emphasizes that God has done His part, and it is now up to us to be awake and vigilant to prevent evil.

Why God Allows Evil: The Parable of the Weeds and Our Call to Peace

Father Carlos

The homily addresses the origin of evil and divine justice, emphasizing that while God's justice will come in due time, humans are called to actively combat evil by doing good and fostering peace. The priest uses the parables of the weeds among the wheat, the mustard seed, and the leaven to illustrate the importance of not becoming accustomed to evil and instead growing in goodness and mercy within the community.

Why a Good God Allows Evil: Understanding the Parable of Wheat and Weeds

The homily addresses the perennial question of why evil exists if God is good and all-powerful, using the parable of the wheat and weeds. The priest explains that God created only good, and evil is a privation of goodness resulting from the misuse of free will by both angels and humans. He emphasizes God's patience and mercy, allowing good and evil to coexist to avoid uprooting the good, and offering time for repentance.

¿Por qué hay mal en el mundo? La respuesta de Jesús en las parábolas del Reino

Padre George

The homily addresses the question of why evil exists in the world, using the Gospel parables of the wheat and weeds, the mustard seed, and the yeast. It emphasizes that God allows good and evil to coexist for a time to offer conversion, and that our role is not to judge but to cultivate goodness within ourselves and act as leaven in the world through prayer and acts of kindness, trusting in God's ultimate victory.

The Weeds and the Wheat: Why Spiritual Growth is a Daily Battle

The homily uses the parable of the weeds and the wheat to illustrate the human capacity for both good and evil. It emphasizes that spiritual growth is an ongoing process of self-reflection and striving for Christ-likeness, rather than comparing oneself to others. The priest highlights that evil, like the bearded darn weed, can be insidious and grow slowly if not addressed early, and that supernatural grace is necessary to overcome it and live a life of charity.

Why God Lets the Weeds Grow: A Homily on Mercy and Conversion

Father Lewis Jackman

Father Lewis Jackman's homily focuses on the Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat, explaining why God allows evil to coexist with good. He emphasizes that God's leniency is an act of mercy, allowing time for conversion, and challenges the faithful to grow strong in their faith to prevent evil from flourishing.

Wheat and Weeds: Discerning Good and Evil in a Fallen World

Father Ivan Scanderovvic

The homily begins by distinguishing between subjective and objective thinking, applying this to the Gospel's parable of wheat and weeds. It emphasizes the persistent presence of good and evil throughout history, from ancient times to modern ideologies like fascism, Nazism, and communism. The homily concludes by reminding listeners of the ultimate separation of good and evil at the end of time, as depicted in Dante's Divine Comedy, urging them to choose good.

How to Overcome Evil: Lessons from the Wheat and Weeds Parable

Father William

The homily reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds, emphasizing that good and evil can coexist in our lives and in the Church. It suggests that instead of violently eradicating evil, we should focus on strengthening and promoting good through prayer, hope, charity, and patience. The priest uses a story of a gardener to illustrate how nurturing the good can naturally overcome the bad.

Why God Allows Evil: The Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat

The homily addresses the problem of evil in the world, using the Gospel parable of the weeds and the wheat. It explains that God, being goodness itself, did not create evil, but rather evil is a privation of goodness resulting from the misuse of free will by man and angels. The homily emphasizes God's patience, lenience, and mercy in allowing good and evil to coexist, giving us time to repent and transform from 'weeds' to 'wheat'.