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Father Joshua J. Whitfield

Father Joshua J. Whitfield is pastor of St. Rita Catholic Community in Dallas and author of "The Crisis of Bad Preaching" and other books.

Hope in the tomb

April 15, 2025
By Father Joshua J. Whitfield
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Easter

This is the pattern, the lesson, Easter’s strange suggestion, that even in the tombs of our lives, even when there’s no reasonable ground to hope, we still do not despair.

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