Category Archives: Easter
Solemnity of Pentecost – C
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor. 12:3-7,12-13; Jn 20:19-23 “I Believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life.” You might not know the name Angelo Dundee, but you’ve undoubtedly heard of Muhammad Ali, probably the most famous professional … Continue reading
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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – C
Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 LOVE LIFTED ME The Key Zig Ziglar tells the story about an elderly man playing an organ in a cathedral in Europe. He was playing sad and melancholy music. … Continue reading
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Sixth Sunday of Easter – C
Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29 To Obey is Better than Sacrifice Obedience in the Bible means this: love + trust + action. It starts with love, as Jesus said in John 14:15: … Continue reading
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Fifth Sunday of Easter – C
Readings: Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-13; Rev 21:1-5; Jn 13:31-35 WHAT IS LOVE? LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL COMMITMENT TO AN IMPERFECT PERSON. TO LOVE SOMEBODY ISN’T JUST A STRONG FEELING. IT IS A DECISION, A JUDGEMENT AND A PROMISE OF A LIFETIME. Here … Continue reading
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Fourth Sunday of Easter – C
Readings: Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-3, 5; Rev 7:9,14-17; Jn 10:27-30 GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY « World Day of Prayer for Vocations » “Who is running the Church, you or the Holy Spirit?” Here is an anecdote that perfectly conveys the … Continue reading
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Third Sunday of Easter – C
Readings: Acts 5: 27-32, 40f. Rev 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 (or 1-14) LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING A girl wanted a ring. But the boy gave a teddy bear instead. In anger the girl threw the bear on the road. The boy went … Continue reading
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Second Sunday of Easter – C (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Readings: Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4,13-15, 22-24; Rev 1:9-13,17-19; Jn 20:19-31 “Lord Increase my Faith” Do you have doubts about the Christian faith? If so, you’re not alone. These are stories of others who have struggled, or are struggling, with tough … Continue reading
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Easter Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord
Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 The cross couldn’t hold him, the tomb couldn’t contain him, the burial cloths were unnecessary, because Jesus is alive! HE IS … Continue reading
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Easter: VIA LUCIS – The Paschal Way of the Light
VIA LUCIS The Paschal Way of the Light Father Richard Veras The Paschal Way of the Light, or Via Lucis, is a new religious practice proper to the Easter liturgical period. The characteristics of the new devotion resemble the Way … Continue reading
