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Jesus ascended into Heaven. He has brought ‘flesh’ into the realm where we thought only spirits and angels could dwell—into the realm where God lives. From now on, we all ‘belong there’....
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There is something so essential about the gospel this weekend that two thousand years later we still contemplate it to learn both about Christ and more so to learn about ourselves as responders to the divine love which enables our salvation. ...
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Right throughout the Easter season, we use these words of the psalmist to give thanks and praise God for the supreme gift of his Son's resurrection. Easter means God has triumphed over the forces of darkness and evil....
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Easter removes God from every violence because the Risen One does not return violence; He ends the cycle of violence....
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The resurrection of Jesus from the dead has ushered in the dawn of a new era. The paschal rhythm shows us that suffering through love is the path towards the fullness of life. Facing fear, darkness and death itself is not the end but the beginning of the fullness...
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For this was the hour of glory that Jesus had spoken about; this was the climax to the life of a humble Messiah who rode on a donkey, mingled with the social outcasts and washed the feet of others. He was not a conqueror through domination and violence but...
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"I wanted to expand peoples' conception of holiness, to raise the question, 'Aren't there all kinds of ways to live the Beatitudes?' I've always been inspired by visionaries, artists, writers, poets and mystics of other times."...
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Jesus emptied Himself to serve humanity and, as Paul says in his letter to the Philippians, we, therefore, have to empty ourselves of all rivalry and conceit and all thinking of ourselves as better than others....
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Pope Leo XIV invites families to follow the example of the Holy Family, the 'perfect model' God offers us, and calls on them to rediscover the faith of their grandparents and parents which, through Jesus, brings true joy....