Third Sunday of Easter (A), May 8, 2011
Easter
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Coming to Believe
In his final remarks to his disciples on the Sunday after Easter, the risen Jesus differentiates between how Thomas came to believe (because you have seen me) and a more ordinary yet even superior way (Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed).
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When and what is the ‘Triduum’?
Living in today’s world, doesn’t the period from Thursday to Sunday seem to us, and to most people, like four days, rather than three?
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Welcome, One and All
There is something very disconcerting about being accosted by someone who challenges you with the question “Have you been saved?”
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Follow the Leader!
The Fourth Sunday of Easter has traditionally been known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The particular focus today is on leadership Whose leadership do we follow?
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Is Seeing Really Believing?
We should not be too quick to criticize the early disciples for their initial lack of faith in the resurrection.
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What does the empty tomb of Jesus mean for us today?
As Easter comes round again, many wonder how to understand the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its message for us.
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Going My Way
Today’s Gospel and Luke’s whole theology of the Spirit, which will unfold in Acts, is a chronicle of the way God can walk with us in surprising, often unknown ways, reversing our path from fear and disappointment to make of us bearers of the power of the risen one.
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The Way of the Shepherd
The shepherd imagery is deeply rooted in biblical thought.
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Directions to the Nearest Church
People frequently ask, “What is the church?” Today’s readings provide foundational images for God’s own people.