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Catequesis sobre los milagros de Jesús

En la edición anterior de The Sower, declaramos que veremos más a fondo el caso de C.S. Lewis acerca de la realidad de los milagros y sus argumentos en contra del escepticismo moderno en cuanto a la posibilidad de los milagros. Sus argumentos se exponen en su libro Los Milagros, publicado en 1947.

A los lectores seguramente les interesará comprender el lugar de los milagros en la vida y en el ministerio de Jesús. No obstante, muchas de las personas con quienes platicamos hoy en día son escépticos acerca de la mera posibilidad de los milagros. ¿Tenemos alguna respuesta para este escepticismo, aparte de decir que es simplemente asunto de fe – que por la fe confiamos en que Jesús obró milagros?

No es raro escuchar argumentos que buscan ‘soslayar’ los milagros, o que intenten encontrar una explicación no milagrosa aceptable para los eventos registrados en los Evangelios como milagros. Algunos argumentan explícitamente que las historias de los milagros solo fueron insertadas en los Evangelios para fortalecer la creencia de la Iglesia primitiva de que Jesús de verdad es el Hijo de Dios hecho hombre. Por ejemplo, es probable que todos hayamos oído que cuenten el milagro de la multiplicación de los panes como un suceso en el que toda la gente empezó a sacar y a compartir los alimentos que ellos llevaban.

Los asuntos centrales, por lo tanto, son si podemos aceptar la historicidad de los relatos de los Evangelios y si es razonable aceptar en principio que Jesús hizo milagros.

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Msgr. Paul J. Watson is the Director Emeritus of Maryvale Institute, where he teaches Scripture, spirituality and catechesis. Ordained January 12, 1974, he has served as pastor for many parishes. He was awarded an S.T.L. Summa Cum Laude (Spirituality) from Gregorian University in Rome, and has written a course book for Maryvale’s BA in Applied Theology / BA Divinity on the “Church’s Developing Vision of Catechesis” as well as a course book on "The Christian Tradition of Spiritual Formation" for the MA in Religious and Educational Studies. Msgr. Paul jointly launched, and regularly contributes to, a monthly magazine Bible Alive of Scriptural catechesis and personal spirituality. 

This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

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