Sunday Stories: Skylights and Healing Waters

What happens when we look for miracles or mercy? Whether a paralyzed man lowered through the roof by his friends or the millions who flock to Lourdes, whatever "it" is occurs with and in community.

Volunteers lower Jean, a man suffering from Lou Gehrig’s Disease, into the spring-fed baths at Lourdes, in the 2019 French documentary Lourdes. Image a screen grab from the film.

When I was 12 years old, my family moved into a new home where my bedroom was a spacious renovated attic that had three big skylights—one above my bed, one over a sitting area, …