Episode 157: Solemnity of Christ the King, Year C
Well, my friends, we’ve arrived at our last and final episode of the Sunday Catholic Word. After three years, we’ve finally come to the end. And I must say, to my surprise, there hasn’t been one Sunday where we’ve lacked details that are relevant for doing apologetics. There has always been at least something that we were able to focus on and see its relevance for apologetical discussions. Truly amazing!
And it’s no different for this upcoming Solemnity of Christ the King’s readings. The key theme that runs through all the readings is obviously Jesus’ kingship. But for our purposes, there are a few details that we’re going to focus on, coming from the second reading and the Gospel reading. Three details come from the second reading, taken from Colossians 1:12-20, one of which pertains to discussions about the communion of the saints and the other two pertain to Jesus’ divinity, especially as it relates to conversations with Jehovah Witnesses. The detail from the Gospel reading, which is taken from Luke 23:35-43, relates to the topic of Purgatory.