Faith: "What can we learn from Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman?" (Reflection by Daniel P. Horan)

In today's Gospel, Jesus heals the daughter of a Caanite woman who pleads with Him repeatedly; it is this expression of faith that convinces Jesus to do as she asks. In his reflection on the Gospel, Daniel P. Horan, an author and a professor of philosophy, religious studies, and theology, sees this as Jesus' ability to change His way of thinking, and asks us to reflect on being open to those we…