This gesture, he continued, is meant to “sow love among us” and that the faithful, even those in prison, can imitate Christ in the same manner.
Easter
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Christians expected to flock to Jesus’ tomb for Holy Fire ceremony
According to Orthodox tradition, the stone on which Jesus was buried, in what is now the Sepulchre church, emits a light that bursts into flames initially cool enough to touch before turning scalding hot.
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The Gospel’s Easter promise: Love will win out over sin and death.
When Christ entered hell law of sin and death was set aside so that mercy could triumph.
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Good Friday: What ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ tells us about why we sin
Jim Casy’s dying words echo those of our Lord: “Father, forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.”
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Holy Thursday: In mercy, poverty is more abundant than wealth
On this night, when Jesus has nothing left to give, he gives all. He gives his very self.
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An unexpected Easter conversion on the Camino
I was the Jewish equivalent of a Christmas-and-Easter Christian. Then I met Jesus on the trail.
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What does the ‘Blood Curse’ of Matthew’s Passion teach Christians?
We should see this passage as early Jewish Christians recognizing their own, internal dividedness.
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Easter Joy
Easter is also a reminder, one we do need, that bad news is never the last word.