The story of Noah’s Ark employs a great deal of figurative language to express an absolute truth about God and our relationship with him. Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains what we can learn from the true story of Noah and the great flood and how the Ark prefigures the Church.  

Father Anthony reflects on the startling tenderness of the Gospel in John 4, where Jesus waits at Jacob’s well and speaks to a Samaritan woman—crossing boundaries of history, prejudice, and shame with the simple request, “Give me a drink.” He explores how Christ does not approach her as a case to be judged, but as a soul to be known—thirst meeting Thirst, loneliness met by the steady gaze of mercy.

Fr. Anthony teaches about the importance of receiving God’s mercy through repentance and renouncing any spiritual obstacles, reminding us that God’s grace is always available if we open our hearts to it.