All Hail to Christ Our King! All Hail to Christ Our King!

Our Lord Jesus was heralded as the Newborn King in the Incarnation, in the line of the Great King David, and was adored by Magi from the East.

Here we go again! Jesus is telling a story (a parable) to his disciples who understand the imagery of an owner of a property giving responsibility to servants while he is away but, as is common, the point Jesus is making isn’t what the disciples would expect.

Recently, I was up in Connecticut for a high school class reunion, 45 years, and driving up Route 91, I drove past a mountain crest I hiked on when I was a Boy Scout in grammar school.

Today we are only a couple of days away from the election of a new president and congress.

In a few days the campaigning will be over and we will vote not just for President but for the women and men who will serve in public office for the next years.

The Roman coin mentioned in today’s gospel was called a denarius, the most common coin in circulation at the time of Christ.

See what you believe...become what you see. - St. Augustine

Do you remember Rodney Dangerfield? He was the comedian who would frequently interject in his performance, “I get no respect”!