Homily

On the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, there’s a Jewish cemetery. Seemingly for miles, the white caskets stretch, covering the side of the hill for as far as you can see, and dominating the view of the city from that angle. When I asked the tour guide why, he told me many Jewish people want to be buried on the Mount so they’re close to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where the Old Testament tells us human beings will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement…