Bartimaeus and The Shawshank Redemption – Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B
You might remember the movie The Shawshank Redemption, the story of Andy Dufresne, a man unjustly imprisoned for many years. In the course of his time in prison, he gains the trust of the prison staff by helping with various tasks, like handling the finances and overseeing the prison library. One of the most powerful scenes in the movie happens when Andy finds himself unsupervised in the warden’s office. He is sitting in the warden’s office in a chair, all alone, and he notices a crate on the...
