Last week, I wrote about birthdays and the dignity of every human life, of hard-heartedness and mercy, and of the Merciful Father (Prodigal Son). As I wrote my article, I did not connect that we would use special readings this last weekend. Sept. 14 is the Feast of the Exultation of the Cross in our calendar, and since it fell on Sunday, we focused on Jesus’ cross and triumph over sin and dea...