For thirty-eight years, the man reported in today’s Gospel has been lying by the pool. He is not only paralyzed in body, but also in hope. He waits for someone to immerse him in the water. He waits for an opportunity. He waits for life to change from the outside.…
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Often, we think we see things clearly and understand how the world works. But sometimes, we fool ourselves or are fooled by others. We can fool ourselves because our view of reality is shaped by biases or missing information. We can also be misled by appearances, since power often works…
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The readings from Hosea and Luke speak powerfully to us during this Lenten season: a time when the Church calls us to pause, examine our lives, and return more deeply to God. Through the prophet Hosea, we hear a compassionate invitation: “Come, let us return to the Lord.” Even when…
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Beloved in Christ, as Christians, a good knowledge of the Hebraic origin of our faith will make you appreciate more the message contained in the Sacred Scriptures. There is a word in the Hebrew Bible that stops me every time I encounter it. It is the very first word of…
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In a rather dramatic moment, Jesus casts out a demon from a mute man, only to see some accusing Him of acting with the power of Beelzebub – one of the seven princes of Satan. First, a reality regarding sin Luke describes the exorcism of a mute man to the…
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One of the many recommendations that the Lord gives to his people through Moses is “not to forget”. Many times, God asks his children to “remember,” that is, to bring back to their hearts all that He has done for them, all that they have seen and experienced. Forgetting is…
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Perhaps the most dramatic prayer one can make is the one offered when all else seems lost. Imagine a prisoner on death row being pardoned at the last minute, or a missing child’s miraculous return home. When we find ourselves in such crushing situations, poised at the verge of defeat,…
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The readings of today present a striking spiritual paradox: sometimes the greatest graces of God are hidden in the simplest commands. The pathways that lead to profound spiritual transformation are often disarmingly simple but potent. Yet many people miss them because their hearts are burdened by pride, suspicion, or spiritual…
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The readings of today demonstrate the human longing for life and God who knows the deepest human longings. It is a story of thirst, physical, spiritual, and communal, and of a Savior who alone can satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart. The Gospel scenario portrays a humble and…
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“So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.” From the first chapters of the book of Genesis, we can see that man was created to spend his life in work for the glory of God. This is…
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