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”
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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”
2: “I am the Resurrection and the Life”
John 11:17-37 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meetContinue reading “2: “I am the Resurrection and the Life””
1: The Death of Lazarus
By way of introduction, this formation path contains six short reflections prepared for use during the Centenary Celebration of the Stigmata of St. Francis taking place in calendar year 2024, which is precisely 800 years after the actual event, which took place in 1224. The first two entries come from a series of reflections forContinue reading “1: The Death of Lazarus”
OFS Ongoing 