Lenten Reflections by Fr. Richard McCullen, CM, Former Superior General

The Daughters of Charity of the Emmitsburg Province have posted some of the Lenten Thoughts of Fr. Richard McCullen, CM, former Superior General.
       “There is a Negro spiritual which some of the Christians in the southern part of the United States like to sing at this time of the year. The first line of the song goes: “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” The answer that immediately comes to us is no. That was nearly two thousand years ago. Then, when you think a little bit more on the question, “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” you feel as a Christian that you must say yes. Although I may not be able to see exactly how, as a Christian I believe that my sins had something to do with the death of Jesus Christ. As a Christian, each of us believes what St. Paul said, that Christ “loved me and gave Himself up for me.” (Gal 2:20). We may not be able to see it clearly, but the truth is that each of us has said with the crowd of Good Friday, “Crucify Him. Crucify Him.” (Jn 19:6). Every deliberate sin is a loud or a whispered cry, “Yes. Crucify Him. Crucify Him.” (Ibid.).”

Lenten Thoughts of Fr. Richard McCullen, CM,

For the entire contents of his “DEEP DOWN THINGS” visit http://www.famvin.net/ddth/index.htm