Jesus opens his heart to embrace the heaviness that we carry in ours; he doesn’t take away our cross, but he labors with us. And this is how burdens become light: because he carries them with us.

Good Friday reminds us that God has hidden the seed of divine life in our experiences of suffering.

Today the mystery of Christ and the Cross come together in a way truly confounds our expectations and which demands more than a child’s “Bible story” understanding of Jesus.

The liturgy for the Thursday after Ash Wednesday reminds us that the Season of Lent is a season of decision