Exaltation of the Holy Cross...

"Jesus entered into the pain and death that sin inflicts. He accepted the torment but gave us joy in return. We whom He has sent to minister amid the same sin and pain must know that we too shall find the cross and the hope it promises. The face of every human being who suffers is for us the face of Jesus who mounted the cross to take the sting out of death. Ours must be the same cross and the same hope." - Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross, 114.

9/11, the Tenth Anniversary...

This morning I watched a good bit of the 9/11 Memorial Service held in New York during which the name of each victim was read aloud by family members. Seeing children read the names of their fathers and mothers brought tears to my eyes. May God grant to all of the deceased eternal rest and may the Holy Spirit bring consolation to those who grieve.

Oblation Blog Posting, Missed In Translation....

My latest contribution to Oblation: Liturgy & Evangelization was posted today.