HAPPY, HOLY, JOYFUL DEATHS
“God is not the God of the dead but of the living. All are alive for Him.” —Luke 20:38 Throughout the course of my priesthood, I have preached and taught many times today’s Gospel readings on the resurrection. But yesterday the promise of this revelation meant more to me than ever before. I read it at the bedside of my dying father. Jesus promises that His faithful disciples “become like angels and are no longer liable to death. Sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God” (Lk 20:36). We know that Jesus will keep His promise to raise His...