The diaspora can be understood as a negative event, but perhaps we can look at the Greek meaning of “being sown or scattered like seed” as a way of understanding God’s desire for us to evangelize and transform the world.
This homily was reached at the 4:30 Vigil Mass, before I had adequate information about the Synagogue shooting in Pennsylvania.This homily was in the morning and includes adaptations based on the recent tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.