The key verbs in the Gospel today are to do with looking, watching and seeing with Jesus saying to the two disciples: "Come and see." The disciples then "came and saw." (Jn 1: 39) Our faith journeys cannot be traveled by proxy. As Jan Heath, a lay evangelist once told us at the seminary: "God does not have grandchildren - he has children." From the media it seems that many people arrive at a judgement of Christ or of the Church by relying on the testimony or assessment of others without any further investigation. Practicing Catholics are mystified by the bizarre allegations often made against them and the wider Church as being a devious and secretive institution intent on world domination. Nothing is hidden - the mission of the Church is plain for all to see. Before we judge we too need to look and see for ourselves so that we are not prey to gossip and innuendo.
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