From the homily
Fr. Michael was the celebrant at the 10 am Mass. I was particularly intrigued by the fact that he was made a reference in his homily to... The Lord of the Rings. After a note that the Professor was a devout Catholic and a mention of his Oratorian connections, he made the observation than, unlike many of the great quests of literature, in The Lord of the Rings the goal is not gain, but the casting out of evil. Similarly, as Our Lord states so forcefully in today's Gospel, anything which leads us into sin must be cast out of our lives, now.