The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011626.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC, draws us into the dramatic Gospel scene of the paralytic lowered before Jesus and reveals why this passage speaks so clearly of the Sacraments of the Church. What Jesus responds to first is not the man’s condition, but faith — specifically, the faith of those carrying him. “When Jesus saw their faith” (Mk 2:5; NABRE), He forgives sins before He heals the body.

While the apparitions at Fatima, Lourdes or La Salette may be more significant in their message, no apparition in the history of the Church is more awe-inspiring in its Grandeur than Einsiedeln. Hear Fr. Chris Alar tell the story of what happened.

What is a Patron Saint? How should we view the Communion of Saints? Fr. Jason Lewis, MIC answers these questions and more on Ask A Marian!