Here's a bit of timely language geekery: 'paschal' as in 'of Easter' comes from the Greek verb 'paskho', related to the Latin 'passio' from 'patior'. The roots of both mean 'experience deeply' rather than 'suffer', so the terms refer to the entire experience of the death of Christ, not only the suffering.
The recent anti-Coptic violence in Alexandria, Egypt bothers me. It reminds me why there are now far more Copts outside Egypt than within it. It also reminds me that I still need to go to the little Coptic church in the East Bay when I get back.
And Happy Birthday to the Pope.
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