St. Agnes Catholic Church Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Apostles https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062925-Mass.cfm The city of Rome is founded on a myth of twin infants, Romulus and Remus, who were raised and nursed by a she-wolf. The two brothers grew, became shepherds in central Italy, and leaders of a growing community. All was well until a dispute between the brothers arose over which of the seven Roman hills they should build their new city upon. In anger, Romulus slew his brother Remus, and became king of the city and empire, Rome, which would be named for him. In this way, Roman civilization was raised by wolves and founded in blood. It was a legacy that would metastasize as the city became a republic, and the republic became an empire spanning three continents. Seven centuries after Rome’s legendary founding, another two men entered the Eternal City. Like Romulus and Remus these two came to found a new c...
These posts are the collected homilies of Deacon Ned Berghausen, permanent deacon of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, assigned to St. Agnes Catholic Church. The title "Foot Washer" refers to the Last Supper (John 13:1-20) in which Jesus washed the feet of the apostles and challenged them, "“Do you realize what I have done for you? If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow."