For most of us, the beginning of Lent was like any other. We chose which Lenten practices we wanted to do, if possible, we made a point to go to Mass on Ash Wednesday, and we settled in for another 40-day season of purple. But we did not count on this: ending Lent and spending the Holy Triduum sheltering at home, social distancing, with sickness, death, economic difficulties and stress looming over us. We did not choose this cross.
Read MoreToday we are reminded that all is not darkness. Today, we celebrate the Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ - the Word becomes flesh! God is-with-us! As we remain in the desert, sheltering-in-place, here’s some challenges we are each likely to face and the opportunities to let God’s light shine in the darkness.
Read MoreIt’s something that we like to think of as only happening in the history books, that with all our advancements in technology and medicine, it certainly can’t happen to us here and now - that a disease could sweep through a community and cause such serious illness, death, isolation, economic loss and fear. But as we hear the reports about the spread of the coronavirus and feel its devastating effects in big and small ways, we are once again reminded how fragile we are.
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