← Fr. Michael Sparough Homilies
Homily - 08/22/2026
Beyond First Impressions
That's the end of this homily.
What happens when we take the time to truly get to know the people we've already judged, or those we think we know because of the car they drive, the team they support, or the piercings they wear? Through the Gospel and Fr. Michael's poignant stories, we are invited to look beyond our first impressions and allow God to remove the cataracts of judgment that keep us from seeing others, and Jesus, with new eyes.
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place,
accompanied by his disciples.
When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue,
and many who heard him were astonished.
They said, “Where did this man get all this?
What kind of wisdom has been given him?
What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!
Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary,
and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon?
And are not his sisters here with us?”
And they took offense at him. ...