Ever been tempted to throw a stone—figuratively or literally? This Sunday, Jesus challenges us to drop it.

In this week’s homily, Fr Sam breaks open one of the most confronting Gospel stories: the woman caught in adultery. It’s a scene charged with tension—sin, shame, public judgment. But instead of condemning her, Jesus does something unexpected. He writes in the dirt. He defuses the crowd. He shows mercy.

Reflecting on a bronze statue from his seminary days—capturing the precise moment a Pharisee drops his stone and walks away—Fr Sam explores what it means to be people of both justice and mercy. He traces the thread of God’s relentless love from the Old Testament to the present, showing how divine mercy isn’t passive—it pursues us like a shepherd chasing his lost sheep.

This homily doesn’t soften sin—it names it. But it also reminds us that God’s mercy is always greater. That we’re called not just to receive it, but to extend it—even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard.

Fr Sam weaves in a funny airport story with a surprise twist that flips our assumptions upside down—just like mercy does.

So here’s the invitation: if you’ve been hurt, misunderstood, or tempted to judge—drop the stone. Come to Confession. Receive mercy. And then pass it on.

Don’t hate the sinner—or the chips. Hate the sin.

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