{"id":15511,"date":"2026-03-10T11:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/must-miracles-defy-science\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:59:38","slug":"must-miracles-defy-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/must-miracles-defy-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Miracles Defy Science?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As an editor for <em>Mysterious Ways<\/em>, I have to consider whether or not a story about a miracle is authentic. A recent article from <em>The New Yorker<\/em> gave me an occasion to think about what\u2019s involved in that judgment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Just because something may have a rational, scientific explanation, does that mean it\u2019s not miraculous?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u201cAt the Vatican, a Search for Cancer\u2019s Miracle Cure,\u201d writer Sam Apple discusses advances in immunotherapy presented during a conference for cancer researchers held at the Vatican. Immunotherapy is a form of treatment that uses non-deadly diseases to stimulate the body\u2019s natural defense systems to combat cancer\u2014and based on what scientists now know about this mechanism, it was likely the cause of some famous \u201cmiracle healings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple cites the example of Ann O\u2019Neil. In 1952, four-year-old Ann was dying from acute lymphatic leukemia. A nun at St. Agnes Hospital proposed something to Ann\u2019s mother\u2014perhaps the late founder of her order, Elizabeth Seton, could intervene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-with-cancer\/the-funny-thing-about-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Read More: How One Woman Fights Cancer with Humor<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During her lifetime, Sister Elizabeth had cured a nun of pancreatic cancer. A small piece of cloth that had touched Sister Elizabeth\u2019s remains was attached to Ann\u2019s nightgown, and for nine days everyone prayed. Ann\u2019s cancer went in remission and never came back. Eight years later, after a thorough investigation by the Vatican, this event was determined to be an authentic miracle. They found no explanation for Ann\u2019s healing, and Elizabeth Seton became the first American-born saint.<\/p>\n<p>Over half a century later, according to Apple\u2019s <em>New Yorker<\/em> story, we know what happened. Ann came down with a severe case of chicken pox just before she started getting better. It\u2019s likely that her immune response to the virus also knocked out the cancer. \u201cFor me, that\u2019s endogenous immunotherapy. Without any proof at all, it\u2019s almost certain that\u2019s what happened,\u201d Chi Van Dang, the director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, told Apple.<\/p>\n<p>How do we respond to this explanation of what happened to Ann O\u2019Neil? We could dismiss her healing as something caused by her immune response. However, that explanation falls short. It\u2019s not unusual for a kid to get chicken pox, but Ann O\u2019Neil got it at just the right time. Isn\u2019t that a miracle?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/10-things-about-miracles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Read More: 10 Things About Miracles<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe, when evaluating miracles, the emphasis is placed too much on the who and the how. What, where, when and why are just as important, as are any number of other factors. We know\u2014indeed, hope\u2014that science will uncover the world\u2019s most confounding secrets.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If we insist on a narrow definition of the miraculous\u2014that it be scientifically impossible\u2014we might run out of miracles and be missing the point.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ann O\u2019 Neil\u2019s life was saved and lots of people were inspired. That\u2019s more than enough for me to call it a miracle. God doesn\u2019t need to break the laws of nature to intervene in our lives\u2014the ways the laws of nature benefit us are often miraculous enough.<\/p>\n<p>Do miracles have to defy scientific explanation? <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/write-for-mysterious-ways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share your thoughts with us.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an editor for Mysterious Ways, I have to consider whether or not a story about a miracle is authentic. A recent article from The New Yorker gave me an occasion to think about what\u2019s involved in that judgment. Just because something may have a rational, scientific explanation, does that mean it\u2019s not miraculous? 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