Faith Before Understanding - Fr. Michael Rossmann 4.5.26

Faith Before Understanding - Fr. Michael Rossmann 4.5.26

From Old St. Pat's Podcast by Old St. Patrick's Church, Father Bryan Massingale, Fr. Bryan Massingale

April 7, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 627

About this episode

Fr. Michael Rossmann discusses the nature of faith and its development through vulnerability and uncertainty.

When a newborn enters the world for the first time everything is unfamiliar. There’s noise, light, movement—nothing makes sense. The only response is to cry, to reach, to react. And yet, in that moment of total vulnerability, there are arms waiting. Loving. Steady. Certain. Meeting us exactly as we are. Maybe faith is a little like that. Not something we arrive at fully formed or fully understanding—but something we grow into. Just like birth, Easter doesn’t begin with certainty—it begins in the dark. With Mary in the garden, searching and not yet recognizing. With disciples who believe… but still don’t understand. And maybe that’s the good news. That faith doesn’t require everything to make sense. That even when we’re grieving, confused, or just trying to survive—something deeper is already unfolding. Because the resurrection isn’t just something that happened long ago. It’s happening now. Bringing hope out of despair. Meaning out of confusion. Life out of what feels like death. Today, Fr. Rossmann reminds us that even when we don’t have the words, feel like we’re just holding on and clinging in the dark— God sees us and comes to find us!

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Bryan Massingale

Guest: Fr. Michael Rossmann

Topics covered

  • faith
  • resurrection
  • Easter
  • vulnerability
  • hope
  • understanding

Keywords

  • faith
  • Easter
  • resurrection
  • vulnerability
  • hope
  • confusion
  • grief

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