The Easter of St. Francis

The Conversion of St. Francis

Mark 1:14-15 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” In the last reflection, we completed our investigation into the meaning of the word “Victory” in the context of the celebration of Easter. As aContinue reading “The Conversion of St. Francis”

Victory, Part Two

Acts 10: 34, 37-43 (The 1st reading from the Mass on Easter Day) Then Peter began to speak: “You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing goodContinue reading “Victory, Part Two”

From Genesis to John

John 1:1-3, Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:9 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and theContinue reading “From Genesis to John”

Victory, Part One

In the first reflection in this series, I recounted a very intimate experience of the Passion that the Holy Spirit was kind enough to grant me. I closed the main body of that writing with the words, “He (Jesus) has made my hope for eternal salvation possible! This is the Victory of Easter!” As IContinue reading “Victory, Part One”

Links Between Easter and Passover

Exodus 12:1-13 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. If any household is too smallContinue reading “Links Between Easter and Passover”

The Holy Spirit and the Idea of Easter

Isaiah 60:1-3 (from the 1st Reading for The Epiphany of the Lord) Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come,the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds cover the peoples;but upon you the LORD shines,and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light,and kings byContinue reading “The Holy Spirit and the Idea of Easter”