Episode #100
Ep 100 - The Grace of Encounter
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 100 of Brother from Another Father , Father Isaac Fernandes reflects on the encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite woman — a Gospel passage that invites us to take seriously both Jesus' humanity and the prejudices shaped by our upbringing and culture. The Canaanite woman's persistence challenges Jesus' assumptions about who is worthy of God's mercy, and her encounter with him becomes a moment of transformation. From this story, Father Isaac explores how prejudice can be deeply embedded within us, often without our awareness, and why genuine encounter with people who are different from us is essential to overcoming it. The journey beyond prejudice is not an instant conversion but a gradual one. Like the early Church's growing understanding that God's salvation was intended for all people, we too are invited to remain open to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes, it is through the person we least expect that God teaches us to see the world — and ourselves — differently.
