The Gospel today brings a dramatic event of a born blind man, his healing, disputes, and discussions on blindness, darkness, and light. I am saddened by the habitual and as old as history perception that misfortune, poverty, and disease are signs of curse or sinfulness. Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or […]
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Gospel JN 9:1-41 As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. We have to […]
Pope Francis preaches during a Penitential service at St. Peter’s Basilica, March 28, 2014. Credit: Lauren Cater / CNA. Vatican City, Mar 30, 2014 / 05:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his Sunday Angelus message, Pope Francis urged the faithful to open themselves to the light of Christ and not be hindered by pride or interior […]
ኣእምሮኹም ብምሕዳስ ተለወጡ’ምበር ነዛ ዓለም’ዚኣ ኣይትምሰልዋ ቅዱስ ጉባኤ ’’ኣብ ጊዜ ጾመ ኣርብዓ ንስሓ ውሽጣ’ውን ብሕታውን ጥራይ ዘይኮነ ግዳማዊን ማሕበራ’ውን ኪኸውን ኣሎዎ፣ ቤተክርስቲያን በዚ ጾም’ዚ ጌራ ንምእመናና ቃለ እግዚኣብሔር እናሰምዑን ዝበዝሕ ጊዜ ንጸሎት እናወፈዩን ንበዓለ ምሥጢረ ፋሲካ ትቕርቦም’’ ( ካልኣይ ጉባኤ ቫቲካን ቅዱስ ጉባኤ 109-110) ይብል። ኣብዚ ዘሎናዮ ቅዱስ እዋን ሕማማትን ሞትን ስቅያትን ጎይታና ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ […]