Category Archives: Easter

Resurrection: It’s Not Just For Jesus

Second Sunday of Easter, Year A1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31May 1, 2011 Christ is risen. Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!   Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come.  Amen.   Resurrection. It’s not just last Sunday’s news. And it’s not just something that happensContinue reading “Resurrection: It’s Not Just For Jesus”

Daring to See Visions (Easter 6, Year C)

The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C Acts 16:9-15; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 May 9, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come.  Amen. Our first reading opens with these words: During the night Paul had a vision:     there stood a man ofContinue reading “Daring to See Visions (Easter 6, Year C)”

Heaven on Earth (Easter 4, Year C)

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year CRevelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30April 25, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come.  Amen. In her 1987 hit song, Belinda Carlisle sings about Heaven being a place on earth.It’s a quintessential 80’s power pop song:    highly produced upbeat, exposedContinue reading “Heaven on Earth (Easter 4, Year C)”

The Promise of Obedience (Easter 2, Year C)

The Second Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 5:27-32April 11, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come.  Amen. In today’s first reading from the book of Acts,    we hear a wonderfully defiant and strong Peter reject the orders of the Sanhedrin,    a council of JewishContinue reading “The Promise of Obedience (Easter 2, Year C)”