Is Perseverance a Gift or Just Grit?

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Persist through severity.

There are big moments in our lives. We usually think of the beginning or the end of something as the moments of consequence. But the middle often holds the most impactful moments of consequence; times when we are called to persevere...to "remain faithful" to the decisions we have made.

Mass Readings from October 19, 2025:

Exodus 17:8-13

Psalm 121:1-8

2 Timothy 3:14-4:2

Luke 18:1-8