“Our church is on fire,” says Fr. Deepak D’Souza, addressing the string of scandals and revelations of abuse and cover-up within our church. He pleads: “Let us face it the way Christ taught us: by accepting this cross, not by running away from it.”

Reflecting on the mystery and beauty of the Sacraments, Fr. Deepak D’Souza emphasizes the power of the cross and the centrality of the Eucharist: “Vatican II teaches that this is the source and summit of our Church’s mystery, that we draw strength from it, that the Eucharist is the center of our spiritual life.”

The divinely poetic link between the Bread of Life discourse, the Last Supper, and the suffering and death of Christ is laid out beautifully in this homily from Fr. Deepak D’Souza. He prays: “That the eternal sacrifice that Jesus offered on the cross may alleviate all suffering, cruelty to animals and to nature, and help us to bring more and more peace and joy on earth.”