John Foley, SJ
The entire relation of human beings to God is one of receiving love and giving it back, no matter what the cost.
Even though Christ’s death has taken their sin away, is it right to rejoice about sin?
Ron Rolheiser
Jesus tells us that the Eucharist is the new manna, the new bread from heaven, the new way that God gives us daily sustenance.
We have our own Good Fridays and they are not unconnected to what happened on Calvary two thousand years ago.
The task of Easter is to rekindle the creed within ourselves.
Eleonore Stump
Within every human being, there is slavery to the evil that kills beauty and joy.
In her heartbrokenness over not being able to anoint the body of Jesus, Mary Magdalene brushed off even angels.
At Easter we celebrate the other kind of joy, the kind each of us longs for, when every tear is wiped away and there is no sorrow anymore
Larry
Gillick, SJ
We pray for the grace of Easter joy. It is given so that we might find peace in being found and sent to untomb others by the One who was untombed.
When Jesus encountered poverty, hunger, discrimination, and suffering, he didn’t turn away
We consider this day “good” as we celebrate “the triumphant death and resurrection of Christ.”
Easter
Suffering will be vindicated; death will be overcome; a new life will arise: that is the Easter message of the paschal mystery.
Anne Osdieck
What are some ways you can “wash your neighbors’ feet”? Are there degrees of service to your neighbor?
Good Friday
For what do you thirst?
Peter bore witness in a different manner after the Resurrection than he did before Christ died. To what do you attribute this?
J. Janda
be still, be silent
I understand you
wondering
with
each step
if
oneself is
one’s
own fool
Gold onion domes rise
above the snow
in Kiev
above the leafless
trees