Dear Friends,
Happy Easter! Christ is risen!
I give thanks to God in a special way at this moment, for it was twenty years ago this month, a year after I graduated from college, that I was confirmed and received my first Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil at Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea in Beverly, Massachusetts—an absolute gem of a parish. I never would have imagined that the young priest who confirmed me, Father David Barnes, would eventually become a good friend and a regular contributor to MAGNIFICAT! (You might have noticed his Stations of the Cross in the Holy Week issue.)
As we begin this Easter season together, know of my prayers for all of you. May we always remember that even during the times of our life when it is harder to see or feel the blessings of God, we can be sure that he is risen. The cross will lead to glory.
In Christ our Life,
