Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, First Scrutiny - Why Are We So Lonely? The answer is at the Well

Fr. Brendan McGuire - Podcasts that Break open the Word of God · Mar 10, 2026 · 9m

We are the only human species that has survived hundreds of thousands of years.

There were many human species, but only we remain. The reason, according to him, is not muscle strength, not our tools, and not even our brains, but because of our ability to tell a story. Storytelling. It is literally wired inside of us. It is what enables us as human beings to gather…