Tag: Lent
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Rethinking Suffering and Spiritual Growth
1. The Human Habit of Asking “Why” In the story of Jesus encountering a man blind from birth, the disciples ask a question many people instinctively ask when faced with suffering: “Who sinned?” They want a cause so someone can be blamed. Humans often use the question “why” to search for explanations, but just as…
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In spiritual darkness, searching for light
Nicodemus, a Pharisee and Jewish leader, came to Jesus at night. John tells us this detail for a reason. In John’s Gospel, light and darkness mean more than time of day. They point to spiritual truth. Nicodemus came at night because he was not ready to be seen with Jesus. He was curious but cautious.…
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Why We Don’t Walk Alone
Meaning of Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness Jesus enters the wilderness for forty days. He fasts, faces hunger and temptation in deep solitude. In that stripped-back place, fear and doubt rise to the surface. The wilderness exposes what lives inside us. Yet he does not remain there. He resists deception and returns ready to…
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Season of Lent
Lent begins with a 40-day journey that leads to Holy Week and the Triduum. During this season, the Church commits to three core practices: fasting, prayer, and giving to those in need. Scripture frames this pattern through significant moments of “forty”: Mary and Joseph present Jesus in the temple forty days after his birth, and…