Sunday Homily - August 15, 2021 - Inside and Outside
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 I. I want to tell you a story about a very talented man. The man was a towering 6'6" tall, 260 lbs., and could throw a football, no joking, 70 yards kneeling on one knee. A supreme natural talent, he played at the Louisiana State University, the LSU Tigers. He won the Manning Award, the award presented to the nation's best quarterback, and was a part of the LSU team that won the Sugar Bowl that same year. Scouts from ESPN raved about him as being on of the most sure-fire picks that any NFL team could make in the NFL draft, where college players are selected by NFL teams. He had every physical talent you could ever wish for. A true video game player at quarterback. And with the 1st overall selection of the draft that year, the Oakland Raiders took...