Guilt and Grace

HOMILY
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time – C – 13 June 2010

Readings: 2 Sam 12:7-10, 13; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 7,11; Gal 2:16, 19-21; Lk 7:36-8:3


Do you remember the last time you felt guilty over some wrongdoing? I doubt if anyone of us enjoys feeling guilty over something. It is an unpleasant feeling to say the least. Irrational guilt, especially when taken to extremes, immobilizes people and prevents