The Cross Stands Tall

As we draw closer to the Triduum and the holiest days of the year, the role of Judas is highlighted in the stories surrounding the Last Supper and the subsequent events leading up to Easter Sunday. As we look at our own world with the negotiations with Iran, the Swiss airliner crash, the latest attacks of ISIS, we cannot be blamed for wondering if there will ever be an end to betrayal, violence, division between one another. It's almost as if the flames of hell burn on the surface of our planet.
There was a recent fire which destroyed the historic Saint John Church in Benwood, West Virginia. This photo was taken by David Beazel, a graduate of Bishop Donahue High School, and a very special friend...Amidst the flames, the cross stands tall, as a reminder that the cross of Jesus will prevail over the hellish flames that appear to be consuming us.  If we focus on the cross, if we carry the cross after Jesus with willing and loving hearts as he did, we can be sure that the flames will not destroy us because salvation has already come.
Bro. Rene