When you see as God sees, out of love, you will do as God says

Many will find today’s Gospel filled with impossible sounding “hard sayings” by Jesus.
Many will find today’s Gospel filled with impossible sounding “hard sayings” by Jesus.
During Advent we accompanied John the Baptist who was preparing the way of the Lord.
On this Second Sunday of Advent, our readings draw our attention to St. John the Baptist and his role as one who prepares the way of the Lord.
It would be hard not to notice these days that many young people are leaving the Church.
Although the story of blind Bartimaeus is undoubtedly a real incident in Jesus’ life, there are many hints in the text of a secondary spiritual meaning.
Modern psychological research has demonstrated that each of us were created with an inner need or appetite to seek out ‘emotional support’
In today’s Gospel, Jesus poses a question that is relevant to each of us. Jesus asks, “But who do you say that I am?”
Today’s Gospel is the conclusion of a long story that we have been following in the readings for the past few weeks.
I spent several summers working at a greenhouse propagation farm.