"Jesus left that place, and as he walked along he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He said to him, 'Follow me.' And Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at his house, many tax collectors and outcasts came and joined him and his disciples at the table. Some Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and outcasts?' Jesus heard them and answered: 'People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. Go and find out what this scripture means, "I do not want animal sacrifices, but kindness." For I have not come to call the respectable people, but the outcasts.' " (St. Matthew 9:9; 13 TEV)

Today there is a lot of talk about what the church should really be doing. We don't want…