Homilies about moral

The Dangerous Misunderstanding of Freedom: Doing What We Ought, Not What We Please

The homily emphasizes that true freedom is not doing whatever we want, but rather doing what we ought, relative to God's laws, societal laws, and common sense. Misunderstanding freedom as absolute or merely doing what pleases us leads to negative consequences and messy lives, as illustrated by the parable of the vineyard tenants and the example of runaways.