Idaho Catholic Podcast

“I Was Blind… and Now I See.” In this episode of The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns, we begin by listening to the powerful story from the Gospel of John about the man born blind. Then we reflect on what this miracle reveals about our own lives. So often when suffering appears, we ask the same question the disciples asked: “Whose fault is this?” But Jesus gives a very different answer. Sometimes God allows struggles so that His work can be revealed in ways we cannot yet see. The man in the Gospel doesn’t understand everything—but he trusts. He obeys Jesus. And his life is transformed. His testimony is simple, but powerful: “I was blind, and now I see.” In this homily we explore: • Why suffering is not meaningless • How faith grows through trust before understanding • The journey from darkness → sight → faith → worship • And how Jesus still seeks us out when the world pushes us away Included is a moving story of a young girl who learned to trust God before she could see clearly, reminding us that