22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A — 30 August 2026
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7–9; Romans 12:1–2; Matthew 16:21–27.
Reflecting on Peter’s rebuke of Jesus after the first prediction of the Passion, Fr. Ikwuka, C.S.Sp., Provincial Superior of the Spiritan British Province, distinguishes believing in God from truly staking one’s life on that belief. Drawing on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s contrast between “cheap grace” and “costly grace,” he reflects on what it costs to take up the cross rather than conform to popular culture.
Read the full homily on the SCCAI Substack: Fr. Ugochukwu Ikwuka’s Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time