Emotions are Not Intrinsically Evil | Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. reflects on Matthew 9 and the significance of Jesus’ compassion.

When Jesus sees the crowds, His heart is “moved with pity.” This reveals something essential: the emotional life is not inherently disordered or sinful.

Christ shows us that to be human is not only to think and to choose, but also to feel. And because Jesus is like us in all things but sin, His emotions reveal their true purpose.

The problem is not that we have emotions—but that they are wounded. And what is wounded can be healed.

Grace does not bypass the human person. It transforms the whole person—intellect, will, and even the affective life.

No part of our humanity is beyond the reach of Christ.