As part of our Saintly Summer series at the Pastorate of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor in Frederick, Maryland, this short reflection invites you to journey with Saint Thomas the Apostle—from doubt to a deep, unwavering faith.

Often remembered as “Doubting Thomas,” Saint Thomas gives us one of the most profound confessions in scripture: “My Lord and my God.” In this video, we explore how touching the wounds of Christ transformed Thomas—and how, in moments of our own doubt, we too are called not to turn away, but to run toward Christ.

Whether you’re struggling with belief, seeking a spiritual recharge, or simply reflecting on your faith this summer, may this brief message be the jolt of faith you need.

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Jolt of Faith 7/3: Saintly Summer – From Doubt to Faith: Powerful Lesson of Saint Thomas the Apostle

As we continue our Saintly Summers, we come to Saint Thomas, the Apostle. Now unfortunately Thomas is best known for his doubt, Doubting Thomas. Unless I put my hands in the side, I will not believe Jesus has risen from the dead. And Thomas’s doubt has kind of stuck with him. We even have that idiom in our language, “Doubting Thomas”. But we forget that Thomas went from doubt to faith. He makes the most profound confession of faith in the entire scriptures. My Lord and my God. And what brings Thomas from doubt to faith is touching the heart of Christ, touching His wounds, touching His sacred heart, that source of love, that source of mercy,

that source of forgiveness. And when Thomas does that, his doubts go away, and he makes his profound expression of faith.

And there’s a lesson there for you and I. We all doubt. We all question our times where we wonder, is God paying attention? And unlike Saint Thomas, instead of drawing nearer to the Lord to touch Him, to have our doubt dismissed and moved to faith, we tend to turn our back on the Lord to walk away to figure it out on our own, and we stay stuck in our doubt and miss the faith. And that’s the lesson, Saint Thomas, the Apostle can teach us. When we doubt when we question, when we worry, when we can’t see God, don’t run away from God, run towards God as he did. So that by touching Christ, we can have that solemn profession of faith as well. Not a sermon, not a homily, just that little Jolt of Faith we may need.