Wheat and Weeds: A Parable for Us: 16th Sunday of the Year-A, July 23, 2023

Jesus' parable of the wheat and weeds ("tares") is clear, concise, and Jesus even offers an interpretation of each element of the parable to his disciples. However, he leaves one vital question unanswered: who then are the weeds and who are the wheat in this story? The rest of the gospel gives us a pretty good idea and only poses more deeply the question of how we ourselves fit into that answer. 

This homily was shared with the Saint Francis Catholic Community in Cuenca, Ecuador.