21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A — 23 August 2026
Readings: Isaiah 22:19–23; Psalm 137(138); Romans 11:33–36; Matthew 16:13–20.
Reflecting on Peter’s confession of faith at Caesarea Philippi, Fr. Ikwuka considers why Christ entrusted his Church to a man as flawed and unreliable as Peter — a sign, he suggests, of how God’s confidence in imperfect people so often outlasts their own failures.
Read the full homily on the SCCAI Substack: Fr. Ugochukwu Ikwuka’s Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time