The Cross You Never Asked For

Send us Fan Mail In this homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we reflect on the mystery of the Cross and what it means for the suffering we encounter in our own lives. Christ did not simply become the helpless victim of suffering. He willingly journeyed toward the Cross out of love for us, accepting suffering and death so that humanity might be reconciled to God and brought toward the Resurrection. As followers of Christ, we also encounter crosses that we did not choose...