We call today Good Friday, but hearing the story of how Jesus is treated, of watching Him suffer on the cross, a death so brutal that Roman citizens could not be crucified, it almost seems ostentatious that we would even dare call today good. Yet today is good, because as Isaiah tells us in our… Continue reading Good Friday 2022
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Good Friday
As we just heard the account of Jesus’ passion and death, I couldn’t help but recall one of Jesus most fundamental teachings; “no one has greater love this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”[1] While we shouted crucify Him, Jesus humbly put His teaching into practice and laid down His life for us.… Continue reading Good Friday
Good Friday
Today, we are brought face to face with the crucifix. As we stare at Jesus hanging on the cross, we recall that as disciples, as followers of Jesus, each of us must also take up our cross and follow Him.[1] In telling His followers to take up their cross and follow Him, Jesus… Continue reading Good Friday
Good Friday
The Gospel we just participated in should make us feel uneasy, not in the way fear makes us feel uneasy, but in the way, love makes us feel uneasy. For you see the “the cross of Christ is not a theory, but a dreadful ordeal and a sign of love.”[1] From the cross… Continue reading Good Friday
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
There are some Gospel passages, which at first glance leave me a little perplexed and today’s Gospel is one of those passages. I’ll be honest with you, when I first read today’s Gospel I was not only confused but a little frustrated. How can Jesus say, “come to me all you who labor and… Continue reading 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Those of you who know me, know that I am not a very emotional person; in fact my friends sometimes accuse me of having no heart. Yet as a priest, I frequently encounter deeply emotional situations, and every now and then one of them moves me deeply. A few months ago I had… Continue reading 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Today, as we gather at the hour when our Savior gave up His spirit, we recall that “the cross of Christ is not a theory, but a dreadful ordeal and a sign of love.”[1] We come to pay the highest honor to our Lord’s cross recognizing it as the means of our salvation… Continue reading Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Through The Cross To Light 