And Paul nearly had apoplexy in 1 Corinthians 15 over the report that some members of that congregation doubted the resurrection. And this, as I understand it, is the heart of the matter. We are real. Time is real. Pain is real.
Death is real.
And this, as I understand it, is the Good News. And when you get that, then you live a life of joy. Not a life without pain, but a life, with or without pain, of joy. There are many ways, but one of them is just to take in the publicly executed Jesus sitting in a dining room eating cookies. But if you ask me if going to Mass does that to me, then I have to tell you very straight, it does not.