Aiming to steer the coal miners away from discouragement and resignation, the Pope directed their thoughts to the miraculous catch of fish on the shores of Lake Tiberias.
He Stands On Our Shore Calling
Posted in Resurrection
Month: April 2020
Travellers On The Emmaus Road
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It’s one of the most playful and serious encounters Jesus had in the Gospels. Cleopas and another of the Lord’s disciples were heading the wrong…
Mary Magdalene’s Tears
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Mary Magdalene’s tears hold the most beautiful place amid all the Resurrection encounters. Tears erupted from the core of who she is, made in the image and likeness of God.
Thank you, Lord, today is Resurrection Sunday and truly you have Risen. Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Christ our God. Bizarrely, I celebrated the…
Why Are You Weeping?
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Every Christian relives the experience of Mary Magdalene. It involves an encounter that changes our lives.
Pope John Paul II asked Cardinal Ratzinger in March 2005 to prepare the Way of The Cross meditations for Good Friday. Less than a month later Cardinal Ratzinger would be elected to the Chair of Peter. Here are those mediations along with John Paul II’s writing on the meaning of Suffering.
Jesus, True God From True God, Trust Him
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In today’s Gospel, the Jews are set to stone Jesus for claiming to be God, “You, a man, are making yourself God.” (John 10:33). Jesus…