Good Friday

For John, BLUF:  This is no April Fools joke.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

---

CARDINAL SEÁN -- 2021 EASTER MESSAGE

From The Pilot, by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Boston, 1 April 2021.

Here is the final paragraph:

Any assessment of how we have responded to the pandemic will need to address two realities.  There have been countless acts of charity and compassion offered quietly and effectively each day to those in need.  And, by contrast, there have been intensified expressions of racism in our public life; historic patterns aimed at Asian Americans, African Americans, and immigrants.  Children and youth perceived as different are often the object of bullying that can push young people into depression, risky behaviors or suicide.  There will not be lasting healing and recovery unless we are committed as a society to expand the circle of compassion and charity manifested by many and resist, by word and deed, by law and policy, the forces in our society which refuse to acknowledge the dignity of every person.  Easter offers hope:  it also calls us to be signs of hope, not hatred, on the road to recovery.  This Easter is time to make clear choices to renew our common life.

A time to make clear choices.

Regards  —  Cliff