Father Jeremy Miller: He was called to a life of simplicity and poverty and humility to revive and to rebuild the Church as a spiritual entity.

Father Jeremy Miller: The central thing we learn from Monica is that our life circumstances do not have to determine our purpose.

Father Jeremy Miller: He is such an important figure in our intellectual tradition. What I’m more interested in though is his moral conversion, his spiritual conversion and the fact that it was a journey, it was a process.

Father Jeremy Miller: Mary Magdalene is an incredible figure and she deserves a proper eulogy. She was an incredibly faithful woman who followed Jesus.

Father Jeremy Miller: Our spiritual growth and maturity is measured by how much the spirit of Christ is moving through us.

Father Jeremy Miller: All five of these characters have a place in the Easter story and they all belong at that empty tomb worshiping the risen Christ.

Father Jeremy Miller: It’s about progressive enlightenment, progressive illumination.

Father Jeremy Miller: However we got to the empty tomb this morning, we have a place there.

Father Jeremy Miller: We all come here this afternoon because we want to worship the right Barabbas, Jesus.

Father Jeremy Miller: This night is about giving God both: the feet as an expression of our self-reliance and pride, our willingness to do our own thing, and the feet as an expression of our vulnerability.