These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

XXI Sunday, Ordinary Time

And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. (Lk 13:22-30)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082122.cfm
The universality of God’s salvation that the Prophet Isaiah proclaimed, “I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory” reflects the vision of the Kingdom that Jesus also proclaims, that people will come from east and west, from north and south “and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God.” We have yet to fully understand that at God’s table there is a place for everyone—all are invited!