Father Chris Looby

  When I was preparing for this week, I came across an old quote attributed to comedian George Carlin.  As many know, Carlin was often critical of religion. The quote goes something like this: "Tell people there is an invisible man in the sky who created the universe and they'll believe you. Tell them the paint is wet and they'll have to touch it to be sure." Carlin's point, of course, was that people can be surprisingly willing to believe certain things while being skeptical about others.  He was questioning religion and faith and asking, "How can people believe in something they cannot see?" But whether or not you agree with Carlin, he touches on something interesting about human nature. We do struggle with believing what we cannot see. We want proof. We want something we can touch. Something we can measure. Something we can experience. And maybe the beautiful thing is this: God understands that about us. God knows we are physical creatures. We learn t...