Showing Faith / Demostrando la Fe

The story in today’s Gospel has always stood out in my mind. It paints such a vivid picture. I can almost see the men making a hole in the roof and lowering their friend on a mat into the crowded room.

One interesting detail intrigues me: Mark says when Jesus saw their faith, he told the man his sins were forgiven. I’ve heard it said that it was the faith of the men who were carrying him that Jesus saw, and the paralytic man got the benefits of their faith in action.

While it is certainly true that he did, I would argue that the paralytic man must have had faith all his own. He was also seeking out Jesus. He agreed to the risk of falling and incurring bodily injury because he knew it would be worth it. 

In our lives today, I think we need to be willing to both carry and to be carried. Sometimes demonstrating our faith means taking direct action, and sometimes it means cooperating with God and others who can do what we can’t do ourselves.

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La historia del Evangelio de hoy siempre ha estado presente en mi mente. Pinta una imagen tan vívida. Casi puedo ver a los hombres haciendo un hueco en el techo y bajando a su amigo sobre una colchoneta en una habitación llena de gente.

Un detalle interesante me intriga: Marcos dice que cuando Jesús vio su fe, le dijo al hombre que sus pecados estaban perdonados. He oído decir que lo que Jesús vio fue la fe de los hombres que lo llevaban, y el hombre paralítico obtuvo los beneficios de su fe en acción.

Si bien es cierto que lo hizo, yo diría que el hombre paralítico debe haber tenido fe propia también. Él también estaba buscando a Jesús. Estuvo de acuerdo con el riesgo de caerse y sufrir lesiones corporales porque sabía que valdría la pena.

En nuestra vida actual, creo que debemos estar dispuestos tanto a llevar como a ser llevados. A veces, demostrar nuestra fe significa tomar acción directa y, a veces, significa cooperar con Dios y con otros que pueden hacer lo que nosotros mismos no podemos.

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Not What You’d Expect / Fuera de lo Esperado

In a recent homily our Pastor reminded us that, while people like actors or athletes may be referred to as the greatest of all time, Jesus tells us that John the Baptist is the original G.O.A.T. As I reflected on today’s Scripture passage and what made John the Baptist great, what struck me is that, from his conception on, John did not do what people expected.

First, he was conceived by parents who everyone thought were infertile. Even his father, likely jaded from years of disappointment, didn’t believe it could happen when an ANGEL FROM GOD told him it would. Then his parents gave him a name that no one expected him to have, though its meaning, “God has been gracious,” couldn’t have been more fitting for him. His public ministry, too, took people by surprise: a wild man who lived in the desert and ate locusts and wild honey, and one who, at perhaps the height of his popularity, told everyone to follow someone else.

I can’t help but think John’s tendency to not do or be what people expected is a lesson for all of us. From the beginning of his existence, John did only what God expected of him. I know that I need to worry less about what people think about the things I do and consider more what God thinks. Perhaps St. John the Baptist could be not only a model for us in this goal, but also an intercessor. 

St John the Baptist, GOAT and master of defying expectations, pray for us!

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En una homilía reciente, nuestro párroco nos recordó que, si bien las personas como los actores o los atletas pueden ser considerados los más grandes de todos los tiempos, Jesús nos dice que Juan el Bautista es el más famoso original. Mientras reflexionaba sobre el pasaje de las Escrituras de hoy y las grandes cosas que hizo Juan el Bautista, lo que me llamó la atención es que, desde su concepción en adelante, Juan no hizo lo que la gente esperaba.

Primero, fue concebido por padres que todos pensaban que eran infértiles. Incluso su padre, probablemente hastiado por años de desilusión, no creía que pudiera suceder cuando un ÁNGEL DE DIOS le dijo que sucedería. Entonces sus padres le dieron un nombre que nadie esperaba aunque su significado, “Dios ha sido misericordioso”, no podría haber sido más apropiado. Su ministerio público también tomó a la gente por sorpresa: un hombre salvaje que vivía en el desierto y comía langostas y miel silvestre, y quien, quizás en la cima de su popularidad, les decía a todos que siguieran a otra persona.

No puedo evitar pensar que la tendencia de Juan a no hacer o ser lo que la gente esperaba es una lección para todos nosotros. Desde el comienzo de su existencia, Juan hizo sólo lo que Dios esperaba de él. Sé que debo preocuparme menos por lo que la gente piensa de las cosas que yo hago y considerar más lo que Dios piensa. Quizás San Juan Bautista podría ser no sólo un modelo para nosotros en este objetivo, sino también un intercesor.

San Juan Bautista, maestro de desafiar las expectativas, ¡ruega por nosotros!

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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Giving Thanks First / Dar las Gracias Primero

Leprosy during Jesus’s time essentially meant your entire life was taken from you. You couldn’t be near your family and friends. You couldn’t be part of the community. You were even expected to warn people not to come close to you. It was, in many ways, a miserable existence.

So if the necessity to isolate suddenly came to an end, it seems natural that the first thing a person would do would be to go to the priest and get official approval to join the community again. Giving thanks could come later, after all. God doesn’t need our thanks, anyway. God is complete and perfect whether or not we give thanks right away.

In a very real sense, giving thanks is ultimately for our benefit. It helps us to remember our place and be humble. We must not forget that the good things in our lives would not be ours without God permitting them, no matter how hard we work for them. What’s more, secular science confirms that gratitude is good for our mental and even physical health. Those who give thanks daily tend to be healthier and happier.

So, while it is natural to be caught up with the joy of the gift and put gratitude on the back burner, Jesus calls us to rise above our natural inclinations. Let us pray today for the grace to be thankful, first and foremost.

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La lepra durante el tiempo de Jesús esencialmente significaba que te quitaban toda la vida. No podías estar cerca de tu familia ni a tus amigos. No podías ser parte de la comunidad. Incluso se esperaba que advirtieras a la gente que no se te acercara. Era, en muchos sentidos, una existencia miserable.

Entonces, si la necesidad de aislarse de repente llegara a su fin, parece natural que lo primero que hiciera una persona sería acudir al sacerdote para obtener la aprobación oficial de unirse nuevamente a la comunidad. Uno podría dar las gracias después. Porque al fin de cuentas, Dios no necesita nuestro agradecimiento. Dios es completo y perfecto aunque le demos las gracias o no.

En un sentido muy real, dar las gracias es ultimadamente para beneficio nuestro. Nos ayuda a recordar nuestro lugar y a ser humildes. No debemos olvidar que las cosas buenas de nuestra vida no serían nuestras sin el permiso de Dios, por mucho que trabajemos por ellas. Además, la ciencia secular confirma que la gratitud es buena para nuestra salud mental e incluso física. Los que dan gracias a diario tienden a ser más sanos y felices.

Entonces, si bien es natural dejarse atrapar por el gozo del regalo y poner la gratitud en un segundo plano, Jesús nos llama a elevarnos por encima de nuestras inclinaciones naturales. Oremos hoy por la gracia de ser agradecidos, ante todo.

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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Be an Active Participant / Ser un Participante Activo

Coasting through life can be such a temptation! Modern conveniences make it even easier: I can donate to my son’s school by shopping online using the coupon code my computer saved. I can video call into meetings and half-listen while sitting at home in my pajamas. I can get credit for being involved without really doing anything, and my head and heart can be somewhere else.

God, in His wisdom, does not let us coast into eternal life. It’s not enough to just be an adjacent bystander to the kingdom, we must be an active participant in the kingdom. Sometimes that means being uncomfortable, entering through a narrow gate instead of a wide, easy one. Sometimes it means considering others’ needs over our own, as Paul describes in the First Reading. Either way, we need to be committed to actively striving to do God’s will, not just expecting to be saved by association.

Of course, we cannot “earn” our salvation through our actions. Even the best of us is not worthy; we are all saved by God’s grace. At the same time, God is clearly telling us that we need to actively cooperate with His grace. After all, how can we love God with all our heart and mind when all that we give Him is some kind of half-hearted, absent-minded presence? 

May God give us the strength to rise to His call.

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Pasar por la vida a medias puede ser una gran tentación! Las comodidades modernas lo hacen aún más fácil: puedo donar a la escuela de mi hijo comprando en línea usando el código de cupón que tengo guardado en mi computadora. Puedo hacer videollamadas en reuniones y escuchar a medias mientras estoy sentado en casa en pijama. Me pueden aplaudir por estar involucrado sin realmente hacer nada, y mi cabeza y mi corazón pueden estar en otra parte.

Dios, en Su sabiduría, no nos permite entrar pasivamente a la vida eterna. No es suficiente ser un espectador adyacente al reino, debemos ser un participante activo en el reino. A veces eso significa sentirse incómodo, entrar por una puerta estrecha en lugar de una ancha y fácil. A veces significa considerar las necesidades de los demás por encima de las nuestras, como describe Pablo en la Primera Lectura. De cualquier manera, debemos comprometernos a esforzarnos activamente para hacer la voluntad de Dios, no solo esperando ser salvos por asociación.

Por supuesto, no podemos “ganar” nuestra salvación a través de nuestras acciones. Incluso el mejor de nosotros no es digno; todos somos salvos por la gracia de Dios. Al mismo tiempo, Dios nos dice claramente que debemos cooperar activamente con Su gracia. Después de todo, ¿cómo podemos amar a Dios con todo nuestro corazón y mente cuando todo lo que le damos es una especie de presencia distraída y poco entusiasta?

Que Dios nos dé la fuerza para estar a la altura de su llamado.

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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There is a God, and I’m Not Him / Existe un Dios, y Yo No Soy Él

Humility has been front and center in the readings these last two Sundays. Humility is often a misunderstood and maligned idea, but the readings today and last Sunday shed some light on what humility really means.

Last Sunday, we were advised not to exaggerate our abilities or consider ourselves more important than we are. Humility isn’t pretending we are worse or lowlier than we actually are, either. It is being honest about our strengths and limitations, both with ourselves and others, recognizing that all our gifts ultimately come from God.

This Sunday, we hear another aspect of humility: knowing our place in relation to God. How can we, in our limited human perspective, imagine that we know what God should do? That anything we know wasn’t first revealed to us by God? That anything we have didn’t come, directly or indirectly, from God? Furthermore, that anything we have, even relationships with loved ones, can be anything more than a pale comparison to the unfathomable gifts God gives and will give us?

One way I’ve heard people sum up this aspect of humility is by saying, “There is a God, and I am not Him!” There’s a kind of freedom in this aspect of humility – I can let God be God and take care of the things that are beyond my ability and understanding. I can turn to Him when my limited strength fails me and I cannot finish building my tower, and let Him guide me. I might even find that, if I would have had the humility to consult God first, I would have been building a bridge instead of a tower.

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La humildad ha sido una idea céntrica de las lecturas estos últimos dos domingos. La humildad es a menudo una idea mal entendida y difamada, pero las lecturas de hoy y del domingo pasado alumbran lo que realmente significa la humildad.

El domingo pasado se nos aconsejó no exagerar nuestras capacidades ni considerarnos más importantes de lo que somos. La humildad tampoco es pretender que somos peores o más bajos de lo que realmente somos. Es ser honesto acerca de nuestras fortalezas y limitaciones, tanto con nosotros mismos como con los demás, reconociendo que, en última instancia, todos nuestros dones provienen de Dios.

Este domingo escuchamos otro aspecto de la humildad: reconocer nuestro lugar en relación con Dios. ¿Cómo podemos, en nuestra  perspectiva humana limitada, imaginar que sabemos lo que Dios debe hacer? ¿Que todo lo que sabemos no nos fue revelado primero por Dios? ¿Que todo lo que tenemos no viene, directa o indirectamente, de Dios? Además, ¿que todo lo que tenemos, incluso las relaciones con los seres queridos, puede ser algo más que una pálida comparación con los dones insondables que Dios nos da y nos dará?

Una forma que he oído resumir este aspecto de la humildad es diciendo: “¡Existe un Dios, y yo no soy Él!” Hay una especie de libertad en este aspecto de la humildad: puedo dejar que Dios sea Dios y se ocupe de las cosas que están más allá de mi capacidad y comprensión. Puedo acudir a Él cuando mis fuerzas limitadas me fallan y no puedo terminar de “construir mi torre”, y dejar que Él me guíe. Incluso podría encontrar que, si hubiera tenido la humildad de consultar a Dios primero, habría estado construyendo un puente en lugar de una torre.

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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My Way / Mi Manera

One of the more insidious pitfalls in the spiritual life is the desire to make our own rules. I suppose it can be considered an offshoot of pride, but the idea that I always know what is best, or that I can follow God’s instructions selectively, never works out well in the end. The Old Testament is full of examples of God’s people choosing their own way over God’s explicit way, the negative consequences that followed, and God’s mercy despite their disobedience. 

The Pharisees seemed to follow this dysfunctional pattern. They were leaders who lacked leadership. They set difficult rules for the people and didn’t follow those rules themselves. They decided their way was the right way and blinded themselves to the truth to such an extent that they literally couldn’t recognize God in their midst.

While it’s easy to point fingers at the Pharisees and their prideful stubbornness, they reflect the fallen nature in all of us. We, too, insist our way is better and fail to see God with every sinful word and action.

So today I must ask myself: in what ways do I insist that my way is better than God’s? Am I open to God’s will even if it comes in an unexpected or humbling form? Do I set an example for those around me, or are there ways I lead others astray? 

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Una de las trampas más insidiosas en la vida espiritual es el deseo de hacer nuestras propias reglas. Supongo que se puede considerar una rama del orgullo, pero la idea de que siempre sé lo que es mejor, o que puedo seguir las instrucciones de Dios de manera selectiva, nunca funciona bien al final. El Antiguo Testamento está lleno de ejemplos del pueblo de Dios eligiendo su propio camino sobre el camino explícito de Dios, las consecuencias negativas que siguieron y la misericordia de Dios a pesar de su desobediencia.

Los fariseos parecían seguir este patrón disfuncional. Eran líderes que carecían de liderazgo. Establecieron reglas difíciles para la gente que ellos mismos no siguieron. Decidieron que su camino era el correcto y se cegaron a la verdad hasta tal punto que literalmente no pudieron reconocer a Dios en medio de ellos.

Si bien es fácil señalar con el dedo a los fariseos y su terquedad orgullosa, ellos reflejan la naturaleza caída en todos nosotros. Nosotros también insistimos en que nuestro camino es mejor y fallamos en ver a Dios con cada palabra y acción pecaminosa.

Así que hoy debo preguntarme: ¿de cuál forma insisto que mi manera es mejor que la de Dios? ¿Estoy abierto a la voluntad de Dios incluso si se presenta de forma inesperada o humillante? ¿Son un ejemplo para los que me rodean, o hay formas en que desvío a otros?

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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The Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons

I know many people complain that our modern society lives for attention on social media, photographing adventures or good deeds solely to post pictures on social media for others to admire their courage, thoughtfulness, beauty, etc. I have heard people say, “Pictures or it didn’t happen!” It’s as though nothing matters unless others see it.

So when I hear Jesus warning us in today’s Gospel not to pray, fast, or give alms so that others notice, I take comfort in knowing that this phenomenon has plagued human nature for centuries. Even people in Jesus’s time were doing good, holy things more for attention than for their souls. The temptation to care more about what others think than what God thinks has been there since the dawn of time, it just is in a different form in our modern times.

As we contemplate today’s readings, may God help us to remember that He is the only one who can see us clearly, and His opinion of us is the only one that matters in the long run.

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No Passive Bystanders in God’s Kingdom

I remember as a child thinking that following Christ would have been so much easier if I had been alive when he walked the earth. There would be no need for faith—I would see him in the flesh. I wouldn’t need to struggle with the big questions of life—I could just ask him and get a direct verbal answer.

Easy Christianity, though, is not good for our souls. It is through the challenges and questions of life that God gives us opportunities to grow. God wants us directly involved in building His kingdom, not to be passive bystanders.

So in His ascension, Jesus instructs us not to just stand there. He will give us the Holy Spirit, and we are to go and do the works of God in the world. And God will work miracles through us.

So while there is a part of me that would still like to have met Jesus while He walked the earth, I know that I serve the ascended Jesus better, and await seeing Him one day in His full glory.

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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More Than a Good Teacher

I have heard people say things like, “I believe Jesus was a good teacher, but not the Son of God.” It certainly sounds diplomatic from the non-believer’s perspective; it’s like saying, “even though I don’t believe in your faith, I acknowledge that it has some good points.” I don’t doubt the person usually means well when saying something like this. Yet, when someone describes Jesus as only a good teacher, the person must set aside much of the Scriptures and Jesus’s teachings, including today’s readings.

Our First Reading is the introduction to the Letter to the Romans. Most of us would probably start a letter to the Romans with something like “Dear Romans” and then get to the point of the letter. Paul, however, takes several verses to expound upon who Jesus is and who we are in relation to Him.

In the Gospel, Jesus Himself discusses how He is greater than prophets and wise men in the past. Further, He calls out those of us who would excuse ourselves from examining our lives in light of His teachings. After all, nonbelievers in the past changed the course of their lives for less.

As the Psalm says, God has made His salvation known. It is not ambiguous, or some kind of secret. To dismiss Jesus as simply a Good Teacher (and nothing more) requires us to ignore a good deal of His teachings. As C.S. Lewis said in Mere Christianity

I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell.

Lord, open our hearts to accept Your message of salvation, and help our unbelief!

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Affliction Can Open Our Hearts to God

In our readings today, we have something that doesn’t happen every day: there is a clear theme running through all three readings and the Psalm. Each reading, in its own way, shows how God is close to the physically and spiritually afflicted.

Too often in the midst of our physical and spiritual afflictions, we may feel anything but close to God. We might feel like God is punishing us. Despite numerous Scripture passages to the contrary (e.g. the entire book of Job), people may even tell us we are afflicted because our faith is not strong enough.

In fact, God chooses the poor and afflicted precisely because they are poor and afflicted. They know they cannot rely on their own strength, and they need God to heal them and lift them up. Those who live comfortable lives may start to think they “earned” their status through their own merits and see no need to turn to God and let Him work in their lives.

On a personal note, as I await the birth of my second child any day now, I have been reflecting a lot on my painful journey with primary, then secondary infertility. Looking back, I can see how God was close to me in that affliction, using that time of waiting and disappointment to help me grow as a mother and a person. Through this journey, God made my children not just blessings, but miracles, and He gave me a heart to never take that for granted.

So my prayer today is that those poor and afflicted in any way in this world will open their hearts and allow God to heal them, turning the desert of their life into a spring of life-giving water.

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Let Your Actions Speak

When I read daily Mass readings, I don’t usually think of a Second Reading that would have fit nicely, I just reflect on those readings. Today, though, I was reminded of James 2:14-26 and its discussion of how faith is manifested through works, and faith without works is dead.

Each of the readings today emphasizes that, for better or for worse, our actions speak louder than our words. We don’t necessarily need to talk about our faith if our actions shout it out. As Jesus said in John 13:35, “This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Love is shown in actions, not in words. In the Psalm, much of the description of praising God is in actions like singing and dancing. Of course we are called to use words, too, but not solely.

The Gospel, on the other hand, focuses on the inverse. That when our words are holy but our actions are not, we inflict pain on God, our neighbors, and ourselves. We might think we are doing God’s will when we “talk a good game” without actually acting out our faith in service to God and others with Joy and Charity, but we are only bringing sadness and woe to everyone involved, in the long run.

In these readings, I see a call to two things: first, to show my faith in acts of service for the love of God and neighbor, done not grudgingly, but with generosity and joy. Second, to examine my conscience to see if my words and public deeds are matching my private deeds and what is in my heart. If we do these two things, I can’t help but think that the Lord will delight in us and our efforts.

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The Comfort of Letting God Lead Us

Today’s readings provide such comfort to our hurting world! Each of them provides a beautiful description of God’s loving, generous care.

No matter what anyone has done to you to lead you astray, God will care for you and bring you back to your rightful place and dignity.

Through His providence He will lead you where you need to be, regardless of what is going on around you in the valley of the shadow of death.

No matter how far off you have gone, God can guide you back to Him and give you His peace, a peace the world cannot give.

When we seek Him, God will have pity on us and give us what we need.

Because, my brothers and sisters, when we seek God and trust in His care, He may not choose to take away our sufferings or fears, but He will guide us safely through them. He may not change our outside circumstances, but He will change our hearts, if we let Him.

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J.M. Pallas has had a lifelong love of Scriptures. When she is not busy with her vocation as a wife and mother to her “1 Samuel 1” son, or her vocation as a public health educator, you may find her at her parish women’s bible study, affectionately known as “The Bible Chicks.”

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