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Fr. Kevin Drew: To See or Not to See…That is the Question – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Kevin Drew: To See or Not to See…That is the Question

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"Healing of the Blind Man by Jesus Christ". By Carl Bloch (1834–1890). The author died in 1890, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Cath0lic Exchange, March 18, 2026

Ordained in 2012, Fr. Kevin Drew is a priest and pastor of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. He is well regarded for his preaching and evangelization. His Daily Mass and homily can be found at Catholic Radio Network.

cropped-kdrew-pic-1_3-1A niece of mine once complained to her mother during Mass that her knees hurt from all the kneeling. My sister told her to offer it up and to look at the crucifix to see how Christ suffered for her. My niece looked at the crucifix, then turned to her mother and said, “Yeah, but that was only for one day. I have to do this, every Sunday.”

We can find a bit of humor in the childish logic, and of course we understand that Christ did not just suffer on one day; the cross shadowed Him His whole life. And that shadow grew darker and darker as Good Friday approached. “Night is coming,” Christ warned at the feast of Tabernacles, a harvest festival filled with great rejoicing. ….

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