March 30, 2025

Early in my priesthood, an older priest told me he pretty much had only one homily that he gave. The topic was the Paschal Mystery – the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Noting that in his First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul writes, “…we proclaim Christ crucified…” (1 Cor 1:23), the priest said that each homily was focused on unfolding and opening that sacred mystery, assisting us to live it more faithfully and productively. As I reflect on the coming of Holy Week each year, I realize there is always a familiarity about it, as there is throughout Lent. It is a season in which we pray the Stations of the Cross and have more opportunities to receive…