Father Healey in a recent Pastor’s Pen wrote: “A Unique Privilege for our Parish.” He said the Shroud “is believed to be the moment of his [Jesus’] resurrection.” Yes, many believe it is, but our Church has been very careful about stating an official position as noted in the following 2013 article from the National Catholic Reporter [below]. I suspect many parishioners will believe it is Jesus. I’ve already witnessed parishioners genuflecting before the sculpture. If they wish to believe so, then fine, but if I’m asked, I will provide my own skepticism while respecting their opinion. I’m more inclined to believe it is the product of the genius of Leonardo DaVinci who used sunlight (ultraviolet light), a camera obscura, a cloth soaked in silver sulfate, and a cadaver he scourged to depict Jesus’ suffering. There is a fascinating on-line video depicting how the image could have been “burned” onto the cloth by a chemical reaction between the silver and UV rays while using a came