Today's Gospel And The Oscars

During the course of today's readings, I couldn't help but be struck by this particular quote from Jesus:

At that time some people who were present there told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.

He said to them in reply, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did! Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them --do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!"

Luke 13:1-5

This passage hearkened me back to one of the few Oscar exceptions, a great movie that won, rather than the over-indulgent crap that passes for quality among Hollywood elitists. I'm talking about Unforgiven.

Listening to Jesus in the Gospel today, you realize that Clint Eastwood had it right. We all have it coming.