Two Wolves and Ash Wednesday

Someone forwarded to me a story about TWO WOLVES with a hand written note saying, “Reminds me of your sermon on Ash Wednesday.” Here follows the story called TWO WOLVES:

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.”

“One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”

“The other is Good – It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

On Ash Wednesday I referred to Mark 7:21-23 and Galatians 5:19-26. Anyone wanting to listen to it again can find in on the church’s website at www.stlandrycatholicchurch.org, click on ‘Prior Bulletin and Homilies’, on the Homily Column click ‘Ash Wednesday 5:30 p.m. mass’. Or just click here to go directly to the homily.

Monsignor J. Robert Romero