When Failure Becomes Faith | The Rev. Joseph Wolyniak | Good Friday (2026)

Good Friday is not a day that resolves easily.

As Father Joseph reflects, the cross was not experienced as a victory in its moment—it was seen as a failure, a loss, a devastating end. And yet, the Church invites us not to rush past this reality, but to remain with it.

In a world that equates goodness with success, this sermon offers a different vision: that God is not found only in triumph, but in suffering, in silence, and in what feels like defeat.

This is the invitation of Good Friday—to pause, to face the truth of the cross, and to trust that even here, God is at work in ways we may not yet understand.