But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Jesus said to him, “‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.” Then the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief!” (Mk 9:14-29)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022425.cfm
Sometimes when everything seems hopeless, we cry out in desperation like the father of the little boy in the gospel story. And the Lord always helps us. We continue to pray for Pope Francis and his ministry in the church. Today’s picture was taken at the canonization of Mother Teresa in 2016 when Pope Francis passed in front of us.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Monday, Week VII, Ordinary Time
