Good Soil

The Western Dominican website is featuring a homily that Fr. Mike preached Sunday before last on the parable of the sower. It is simply marvelous and so I wanted to share it with you.

Here's a taste:

The miraculous yield that the good soil produces flows not from simple
intellectual assent to what Jesus reveals, but from remaining in him – relating to and with him throughout the day; asking for guidance, putting his word into action, doing his will, praying to him, expecting him to respond, thanking him when he does. The miraculous yield is part of the life of a disciple. This is the life each of us is invited to live, with the help of God's grace and the Holy Spirit.

Do read the whole thing!