Homily: Feast - Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Years 1&2 (9/2019)

Readings: Num 21:4-9; Ps 78; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 -- "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live" [Num 21:8]. Yes, the Cross is about a God who loves us so much He willingly suffered a painful, ignominious death. It's about suffering, something the world tells us to avoid. It's about redemption, something few people believe they really need.