In this homily given at St Pat's on December 4, 2022, Fr. Miguel continues a four-part Advent preaching series on the basic gospel message. Using the framework and preaching of Fr. John Riccardo and Acts XXIX as a foundation, Fr. Miguel addresses the main question for the second part in the series: If God made the world so good, why is everything so obviously messed up?
In order to answer such a question, Fr. Miguel puts a spotlight on two realities:
1. The identity and root strategy of the enemy: Satan
2. The consequences of the Fall of Adam and Eve
Both have placed humanity in a dire situation and in desperate need of rescuing. The good news for us is that Jesus has done something about our desperate situation- He has rescued us from captivity. That's the subject of next week's homily.
For additional presentations on the gospel, please see Acts XXIX (www.actsxxix.org) and the book Rescued by Fr. John Riccardo.
