Homily for February 3, 2008 by Father Tom Royer

Three years ago, Sister Dorothy Stang, an American missionary working with the poor in Brazil, was confronted by two men threatening her with guns. They represented the wealthy landowners who resented her efforts to empower the poor who were being driven off their small plots of land.
She sensed the danger. She pulled the Bible from her shoulder bag, and opened to the words of Jesus we have heard in today’s gospel. Full transcript here