10/27/19: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Authentic Faith Leads to Love (a.k.a. Don't be The Church Lady)

Today's Gospel gives us an example of religion gone wrong: The Pharisee practices virtue and religion, and it leads to judgmentalism and uncharity. The tax collector, a "big sinner", humbles himself before God and is justified. The truth is that -- whatever one's perception of religious people might be -- an authentic encounter with God leaves one more loving, merciful, and forgiving. That is what authentic Catholicism looks like.