A DELAY THAT REVEALS GOD’S GLORY In today’s Gospel, we witness one of the most powerful signs in the public ministry of Jesus: the raising of Lazarus from the dead. When Jesus hears that Lazarus is ill, he does not go immediately. Instead, he remains where he is and tells his disciples that this illness will not end in death, but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it (Jn. 11:4). As in the case of the man born blind, Jesus reveals that hum

Friends, Happy Saint Patrick's Day! May this great saint of Ireland pray for us. Amen. Have you been wondering whether love is enough in marriage? That's a legitimate concern, given the various challenges of today's society. A young father recently spoke to me, worried that his 16-year-old son has a negative view of getting married in the future. The boy's response shocked him, "Daddy, I'm not ever going to be married." Does it shock you? Many kids of this generation have a s

The readings this Sunday invite us to reflect on how God sees differently from how human beings do. In the first reading, Samuel goes to Bethlehem to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as king. Jesse presents his strongest and most impressive sons. But God rejects them all. Finally, the youngest son, humanly unqualified—David, the shepherd boy—is brought in from the fields. And God says something that becomes the key to understanding today’s message: “Not as man sees does God see, be