Easter Sunday is a celebration of what is new. This is actually the reason why our “Sabbath” is Sunday. The Jews celebrate the Sabbath on a Saturday. Since Jesus resurrected on a Sunday, Sunday became our Sabbaths. St. Paul says that the resurrection of Jesus is a new creation. What right do we have toContinue reading “Fresh and Simple in Easter”
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To Break or To Keep the Law
18 January 2012: Wednesday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Mark 3:1-6 Inscribed on a Zen monastery sign: If you break the law, you will never attain freedom. And underneath it: If you keep the law, you will never attain freedom. The issue in Mark’s Gospel today is not the healing of the paralyzedContinue reading “To Break or To Keep the Law”
As Kingfishers Catch Fire 