A Friendship Like No Other: Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A
One of the funniest and most famous scenes in all of literature comes near the beginning of the novel Don Quixote. Don Quixote and his faithful companion, Sancho Panza, are riding across the plains of Spain, a knight and his squire, out to right wrongs and protect the vulnerable. Suddenly Don Quixote points into the distance. “Look there!” he cries. “Monstrous giants!” Sancho squints into the sun. “Giants? Those aren’t giants. Those are windmills.” But Don Quixote is convinced. He lowers his lance, charges across the field, and...
