Monday of Holy Week: Are You a Christian?

Only Christians celebrate Holy Week, but is everyone who celebrates Holy Week really a Christian? I thought about that while reading a column by Msgr. Charles Pope in The Wanderer, Be Different, Be a Christian. I generally read Msgr. Pope's weekly article because he offers insightful and challenging thoughts that make me think. This particular column began:

Are you a Christian? Before you answer, consider these other questions: Do you love your enemy? Do you do good to them who hate you? The honest answers to these questions are at the very heart of Christianity and represent what distinguishes a Christian from others.

Praying for the People of Moore, Oklahoma & Partnering with Mercy Chefs

And helping by joining the Mercy Chef family of donors. They will serve thousands of hot meals to those devastated by the tornadoes. Check out their website here. The first imperative for Christians after a natural disaster is prayer; the second is to perform the corporal works of mercy.