Excuses, excuses. You know what they say about them. Sometimes our excuses are legit, caused by illness or emergency. But often we sinners make up excuses to rationalize or cover up our ingratitude or laziness or mistakes.In Luke 14, Jesus tells a parable to show how some people reject the invitation to be part of His Kingdom. St. Luke tells us, “Now when one of those reclining at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, ‘Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!’ But Jesus said to him, “A certain man was ...