With plans for the largest deportation operation in the history of the United States now underway, the days ahead will be a defining moment for our country and for all people of faith.
Earlier this month, I, along with two family members and about 5,000 other like-minded citizens, participated in a protest in Sarasota, Florida. United in opposition to the current Administration’s cruel policies, we stood in support of one another and speaking up for those in need. The sign I held was inspired by a quote from Thomas Jefferson: “ WHEN TYRANNY REPLACES JUSTICE, IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROTEST.”
The opening weeks of the second Trump administration have roiled the waters of American society in unprecedented ways. Trump’s deployment of his presidential power through hundreds of Executive Orders and other administrative actions have constituted not a faithful execution of the laws of the United States, but an abrupt departure from sound constitutional order.
Easter Sunday is the most exciting Sunday of the Church year. Just look at the disciples Peter and John. The mere suggestion of Mary of Magdala that something has happened at the tomb of Jesus sets them running toward the tomb.
The central meaning of “Crawling Back to You,” is found in the two stanzas that tell a story. It describes Tom’s excessive anxiety and worry. A partner keeps assuring him that he’s OK and that he need not be so anxious. Things will turn out fine. “Things will work out for you,” the partner says. “I will be there every step of the way to love and support you.”
According to most biblical scholars, the account of the passion and death of Jesus constitutes the earliest strata of ordered traditions concerning Jesus. It was surely the most severe test of Jesus’s followers in interpreting his death.