This is the last Sunday of our Church year as we celebrate Christ the King Sunday. We will also be observing our national holiday of Thanksgiving. This will be a Thanksgiving like no other in our lifetime. Many may feel there isn’t much to be thankful for. I would like to put a line that I believe comes from Shakespeare before you. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” We have had a lot of absences in our lives this past year. I’m sure you can name several mostly brought about by the virus and the effects it has on all small and great events in our lives. We now long for those many everyday activities like a simple handshake. Our heart longs for the missing affection expressed by personal presence and touch. Last week I wrote about humility as the antidote for evil pride. I want to talk today about the antidote for jealousy. Jealousy is one of the capital sins (also known as deadly sins) that bears bitter fruit in many unperceived ways. Like evil pride it can lurk deep within the soul undetected without serious self-examination. A way to get it to raise its ugly head is to intentionally express words of gratitude, especially gratitude for the gifts that another possesses. I challenge us to put it to the test this week. Make a mental list of gifts, yours and others and thank God for those gifts. If you realize you have been jealous, acknowledge it and confess it to the Lord. Christ the King will forgive you! Here is a healing penance. If you cannot be with family this week, call them and express something about them that you are thankful for. Jealousy will be vanquished! Yours in Christ our Lord. Fr. Sid.