The Church Is Not a Courtroom—It’s a Hospital | Feast of St. Matthew

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Christ is among us! In this powerful homily for the Feast of St. Matthew, we are reminded of Christ’s call to each one of us—not because we are perfect, but precisely because we are sinners in need of healing. Drawing on personal experiences selling perogies in Windsor and heartfelt encounters with visitors asking, “Can I worship here?”, this message reveals the heart of the Church: a hospital for the broken, not a courtroom for the condemned. St. Matthew’s calling shows us that Jesus meets us where we are—but He never leaves us there. He accepts us, loves us, and calls us to repentance, renewal, and a greater life. As St. John Chrysostom teaches, the Church is where the Divine Physician tends to our wounds. We are all hypocrites at times, but at least we are trying—trying to rise, trying to repent, trying to follow Christ. Use this message to remind others: “We welcome all sinners.” Because that is who Christ came to save. 00:00 – Opening: “Christ is among us!” 00:14 – Reflection on the Feast of St. Matthew 00:28 – Story: Selling perogies in Windsor 00:46 – Visitors asking: “Can I worship here?” 01:07 – Common question: “Do I have to be Ukrainian?” 01:29 – The phrase: “We welcome all sinners.” 01:41 – “I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” 01:53 – The Church as a place for imperfect people 02:14 – St. John Chrysostom: The Church is a hospital 02:30 – Christ calls us to something greater 02:43 – Misconception: “Jesus accepts you exactly as you are…” 02:57 – But Christ wants to heal us from sin 03:13 – St. Matthew’s calling from a sinful life 03:37 – Healing broken relationships 03:54 – “The church is full of hypocrites!” 04:04 – Yes—and at least we’re trying 04:22 – Invitation: “We welcome all sinners” 04:36 – Church is not a place for the perfect 04:55 – We rise, fall, and rise again 05:07 – Metropolitan Anthony Bloom quote 05:16 – Closing: “Christ is among us. His gospel said to us.” For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbrampton & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #ChristianHomily #CatholicHomily #OrthodoxHomily #FeastOfStMatthew #GospelReflection #ChurchIsAHospital #JesusCallsSinners #Repentance #ChristianHealing #FaithMessage #DivinePhysician #StJohnChrysostom #ChristianEncouragement #SinnersWelcome #MatthewTheApostle #ChristIsAmongUs

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