From the homily
Fr. Michael was the celebrant at Mass this morning. In his homily, he mentioned that the Passion of Our Lord has an unusal prominence in the world at large, due to the spectacular success of a certain film. The statement I remember best was his remark that those who criticized the film for focusing too much on Christ's sufferings and not enough on His teaching have a 'backwards' understanding of Our Lord. "Christ's life cannot be understood except through the Cross. "