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”
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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”
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”