*Please note* The following homily was given at our Traditional Latin Mass, which follows a different liturgical calendar. The Epistle is from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and the Gospel is from Luke 18: 31-43.

The addict, the atheist, and the saint all have one thing in common -- they search for healing. We're all broken in some way. It's part of the human condition, whether we like it or not. "It is what it is", as they say. Christ offers what no one else can.