Homilies about loss

Finding Hope in Exile: When Life Drags You Into Captivity

The homily connects the Old Testament account of Israel's captivity in Babylon with personal experiences of grief and loss, or being 'dragged into captivity' by sin or circumstance. It emphasizes that even in these difficult times, we are called to remember our ultimate destiny in the New Jerusalem and to raise our hearts in prayer, trusting in God's promise of salvation and the hope of resurrection.