08.16.09
All about food
Father Jeff Jubbard’s homily “The Dangerous Reality of Eating” nicely enriched the last two homilies Father John has delivered at St. Peter’s. I don’t understand the mystery of the Eucharist, but I need it, and it should be more important in our lives.
Simultaneously, I’ve been trying to eat less (and exercise more), and the practice of counting every calorie can get a little obsessive. The epidemic of American obesity and its related chronic conditions hits home for those of use who pay health insurance premiums and those who love people who are too heavy. So it seems like this summer has been all about food…
Perhaps we as a nation are so obsessed with food because we are not truly getting what we hunger for: Christ. Maybe we have a spiritual, soul kind of hunger that we misinterpret, or misdirect. Maybe if Americans went to church more often, and received the Sacraments more frequently (and with a less ‘casual’ attitude), we would feel full, satisfied. Maybe it’s not all about food after all.
