We live with much uncertainty about the future. For all the plans we make and all the prayers we pray we still do not know with certainly what will happen tomorrow – or even this afternoon!
When I was a child, in the weeks before Christmas my friends and I would ask each other “What do you want for Christmas?” which meant what present we hoped to get from Santa Claus.
An elderly priest recently commented to me that a priest’s 25th anniversary of ordination is a good time to reflect because it is usually about the halfway point in his life of active ministry.
“Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in their very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state, or situation the person may encounter.” (1)
This time of year, Christians, and our society more broadly, observe and celebrate 'Holy Week' culminating in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During Holy Week I often find myself reflecting upon life and death, upon suffering and love.