“Ephphatha, be opened.” Today, Jesus orders us to be opened to the Father’s plan and to adopt a sincere concern for all his children across the globe, across the millennia. We are to do so in virtue of our Baptism. The rite of Baptism includes the...
Ephphatha!—Be opened! Be open; have eyes to see and ears to hear. We hear this theme often in the gospels. Being open to the Word of God is very important, but it is only the first step; we must share the knowledge we obtain with others. We hear and...
On the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we are reminded of how our baptismal commitment calls us to execute constantly Christ’s Ephphatha (“be opened”) command. It is, first of all, the deliberate and willful opening of our mind and heart to receive...
