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Spirituality of Surprises – Church of surprises
It is not only the women at the tomb who were surprised. In our days the Church has been surprised by the Holy Spirit. In a post titled "The Spirituality of Surprises" the blog Dating God catalogs how the church has been surprised by election of its new Pope  and some...
Pope Francis speaks to the world
Speaking in front of some 250,000 people from around the world in the Vatican, Francis prayed for "dear Syria, for its people torn by conflict and for the many refugees who await help and comfort. We too, like the women who were Jesus’ disciples, who went to the tomb...
Easter and “Falling Plates”
Easter and “Falling plates”
A video using the image of "FallingPlates"  shares the purpose of the Easter Story. FallingPlates portrays in four minutes the universal themes of life, lost love, death, pain and faith in a God who interrupts our lives to show his love. Life begins happy and content...
Pope Francis – Easter Vigil Homily
Francis kept his message simple and tied to the liturgical readings, recalling how Jesus' disciples found his tomb empty a day after his death and were surprised and confused. How often does Love have to tell us: Why do you look for the living among the dead? Our...
The Word – Poetry of Salvation History
The Word (The poetry of Salvation History) the word of creation land and sea and sky let them be in our image becoming more and everything is good the word of alienation not me … you … the serpent cursed now and forever pain and sweat and toil dust to dust the word of...
Their story seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them (Lk. 24:11)
Easter Sunday (C), March 31, 2013 - Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Col. 3:1-4; Jn. 20:1-9 Mary of Magdala cannot wait till she visits the tomb. The day of rest done, she goes there early in the morning. She sees that it is open. Puzzled, she hurries to report it to Peter and...
Living in a world without Jesus
We have all experienced that awful moment when we realize that someone we love is no longer with us. In a guest post Susan Stabile invites us to enter into the experience of the disciples of Jesus - their world without Jesus. Today is Holy Saturday, the day on which...
Way of the Cross – Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Vincentian Lay Missioners walk the way of the cross in Africa with new eyes. Spend 14 minutes in prayer with them. Pope Francis has asked us to go to the outskirts. These young people share what they have learned about the cross from their time in Africa....
Encountering the Risen One
According to John’s account, Mary of Magdala is the first to go to the tomb, while still dark, and she sadly finds out that it is empty. She needs Jesus. He is the Teacher who has understood and cured her. He is the Prophet that she has followed till the end. Whom...
