The way of the cross or the way of empire?

Father Frank Alagna’s Holy Week guest column in the Daily Freeman applies all year ’round: “At this nation’s helm is a man who craves adoration—not justice. His administration serves not the people, but the powerful. Billionaires profit from public funds. Elections are bought. Justice is trampled. Corruption thrives. This is not the way of Christ—it is the way of empire.

“Luke’s Passion narrative shows religious elites, corrupt politicians, and a fickle crowd destroying the innocent. We see the same forces today: politicians washing their hands, pastors bowing to power, and a Congress where integrity is scarcer than campaign donations.” Read the whole piece.