Angelus News | April 9, 2021 Vol 6 No 7

‘O HAPPY FAULT!’
Easter may not have felt much like Easter in 2020. This year,
that may help us live the ‘night of nights’ like never before
BY KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ
“I
need someone who will sacrifice and lay down life
for me.”
At least I think that’s how he said it. I do not
remember hearing “her,” although I certainly know that’s
what he meant. He does not know how to live without a
wife — his wife of almost six decades died a few years ago,
somewhat suddenly.
“She went into the hospital in April and never came out.
She died in there.” Michael had approached me as I was
leaving church. It was a beautiful spring day and he was
looking for something.
He thinks it is a wife he wants, but he is asking other
questions, too. A baptized Catholic, he goes to Mass every
six months or so. It was Lent, but he had no idea, as he
confessed to me. When I told him, he seemed pleasantly
surprised — a reminder of his more practicing days and
the faith of his late mother. It was obvious to me he was
looking for the Resurrection. He was looking for the hope
that only the risen Christ can give.
“It’s a long story,” he answered about whether he believes
in Christ’s resurrection.
But what about the rest of us? Do we believe in the
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