Homily for The Feast of St. Paul the Apostle 2017
FEAST OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE 2017 This weekend we Paulist Fathers celebrate our community feast day, the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. Our founder, Servant of God, Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker named our community after St. Paul, to do in North America what Paul did in the Middle East; to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ in new forms to all who will listen. Paul did not want simply for people to “believe” in Jesus Christ, he invited them and us into a new way of life. Paul invites us into a new LIFE-STYLE where it is no longer we who live but Christ who lives in us - giving shape and direction to our lives. What happened to Paul on the road to Damascus some 2,000 years ago? I am going to dare and say that Paul was not converted, from anything into anything. Paul, rather, had a deep, personal, piercing INSIGHT, an aw-ha moment, an inner experience of Jesus Christ; and it changed everything about him - forever. Paul was transformed....
