You are looking at the most joyful man in all of history, undergoing his most joyful hour: Jesus Christ on his Cross. It’s an uncomfortable truth, but it's the truth nonetheless. Jesus was most joyful during his earthly life when he underwent his Passion and Crucifixion. But how? How could Jesus be joyful in the midst of unspeakable physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering? Can we who have been baptized into Christ’s Passion, death, and Resurrection be joyful in the [...]