Easter Surpri#šŸ˜±ā™„ļøā™„ļøā™„ļø

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Easter Surpri#šŸ˜±ā™„ļøā™„ļøā™„ļø

These days Christians start to wrap up the Easter season. We probably can’t imagine a year without Easter. But if we can imagine a world in which there were no Easter, we might get a glimpse of how remarkable, even ...

Easter Comfort

Thursday, May 11th, 2017 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Easter Comfort

Having recently passed the midway mark of the Easter season we might want to pay attention to an aspect of the Resurrection that St. Ignatius Loyola highlights. He says that the Risen Christ acts as a consoler to his disciples ...

Receiving Easter

Sunday, April 9th, 2017 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Receiving Easter

This is the time of year for celebrating Easter, but it is also the time for ā€œreceivingā€ Easter. And, while it may not be the usual way we talk about it, the idea of receiving Easter can offer a different ...

Easter Present

Thursday, April 16th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Easter Present

ā€œChristmasā€ and ā€œpresentsā€ are two words that seem to just naturally go together, but ā€œEaster presentsā€ sounds a little odd. Still, if you stop to think about it, Easter celebrates an extraordinary present --- the Resurrection. At Easter, we remember ...

Where Is the One We Seek: Second Week

Sunday, April 27th, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Where Is the One We Seek: Second Week

The gospel for the second Sunday of Easter is the story of Jesus’ appearance to his followers on Easter night. Though they were hiding behind locked doors, Jesus appeared, wishing them peace, breathing the Holy Spirit on them, and entrusting ...