DAILY HOMILIES #morality

Jesus says, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away.” In convenient terms, Jesus is saying that all sexual sins have root causes; they do not happen in a vacuum. Something always leads to something before that big something happens. Your right eye is something you often take for granted or consider as usual, but then, it has the potential of landing you in sin.

Godly perfection is doing what is right even though it appears unnecessary. According to street morality, Godly perfection is “doing too much” - that which is good but most people will not consider. For instance, would you obey the traffic light while driving home at 2 am, and it appears you are the only one on the road?

Have I denied God’s existence by displaying holiness in public only to fall back to evil in secret? Have I denied God’s existence by engaging in immoral behaviours such as those St. Paul describes in our first reading?