Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. We are reminded in the readings today that indeed we are all sinners, and that “the wages of sin is death.” However, there is a silver lining to what seems like this darkest cloud: God in his goodness, promises us an immeasurable bonus of the gift of eternal life. (Preached on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)