The liturgy for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) reveals that it is God who guides history; He stands above all else—surpassing even the most prominent human beings and institutions.
Isaiah reminds us that God may choose, as an instrument of His mercy, a pagan who does not even acknowledge Him.
When the Pharisees pose a tricky question regarding the lawfulness of paying taxes to Caesar, Jesus responds by urging the fulfillment of one’s human and civic duties, while simultaneously asserting the autonomy of conscience and the inherent dignity of the human person—dignity that must never be trampled upon by any overreaching political power.
Christians must reject any fundamentalist temptation to transform the Gospel into a political or constitutional charter.
Let us pray that the Spirit may enable us to embrace, with deep conviction, the Word that brings salvation.
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