The cross is a catastrophic event in which everything falls apart, and everything that went before has been destroyed. This homily is from the Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross, 2009. The texts are Galatians 2:16-20 and Mark 8:34-9:1.
On the occasion of the third night of Hanukkah, Fr. Pat talks about the divisions God built into creation, about the consecration and desecration of sacred space, and about dedication of God's temple and of ourselves.