NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy to form a community and you can find out more at Christ in Our Neighborhood – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix (dphx.org)
This coming Sunday, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood Reflection asks us is: Are you a person who needs to see to believe?
Being naturally skeptical is a byproduct of living in modern times. It takes courage to have faith. At its core, faith in God means trusting in God, even when we can’t see Him — even when things don’t make sense. That can be difficult, unless we have experienced the unconditional love and mercy of God in a deeply personal way.
For the Apostle Thomas, absent the day Jesus appeared to the other Apostles, it seemed impossible that Jesus had risen from the dead. Then he came face-to-face with the risen Lord.
In the Scriptures and in the Mass, we too, come face-to-face with Christ and are called to trust Him with our whole heart.
If you haven’t joined a Christ in Our Neighborhood small group yet, perhaps you are being called to start one yourself. Check out our website today to find out more: dphx.org/Christ-in-our-neighborhood.
Watch the video of the weekly podcast segment featuring Christ in Our Neighborhood with Bishop Dolan by clicking HERE.
To sign up for our weekly Christ in Our Neighborhood newsletter that has everything you need for your next meeting, visit: https://phoenixdiocese.flocknote.com/CION
