Friends, this year, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross falls on a Sunday, so we have the great privilege of reflecting a bit more deeply on this marvelous and, frankly, disconcerting and odd feast. The Roman cross was a horrific, terrifying symbol of tyrannical power. And yet the first Christians emerge exalting the cross of Jesus. They don’t hide it or pretend he died some other way; on the contrary, Saint Paul says, “I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” How do we begin to explain this?

Mass Readings:
Reading 1 — Numbers 21:4b-9
Psalm — Psalm 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38
Reading 2 — Philippians 2:6-11
Gospel — John 3:13-17

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Accepting Christ’s Mercy: https://youtu.be/jWnQz_6LCX4
Ep. 57 | Katy Carl - Fragile Objects: https://youtu.be/OkUjulRjT5k
The Meaning & Purpose of Beauty (Part 2): https://youtu.be/FcrsFZ7Mghw

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