Cenacle Journal
Posted in Death, Easter, Resurrection on Apr 11th, 2009
When this perishable body puts on imperishability,
and this mortal body puts on immortality,
then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:
‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’
‘Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?’
The sting of death is sin,
and the power of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who gives [...]
Posted in Cross, Death, Easter, Resurrection on Apr 4th, 2008
After the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples with his wounds, not with his body miraculously restored, as if he had never been wounded (which of course is the way we would usually like our own wounds to be healed – in such a way that we have no bodily or spiritual scars).
I would like [...]
Posted in Easter, Resurrection on Apr 21st, 2007
We know about the folly of the cross. In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul says that “the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1:18 ). The foolishness continues with the raising [...]
Posted in Easter, Love, Resurrection on Apr 15th, 2005
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes for ever!
(Easter Proclamation, Roman Rite)
There is a literary practice called the “pathetic fallacy,” which attributes human feelings to non-human creation. Often the pathetic fallacy is used to show the natural surroundings in harmony with what is going [...]
Posted in Easter, Hope, Resurrection on Apr 13th, 2005
Do you remember all the Christmas specials on television during the weeks and days leading up to December 25? Now, have you noticed the Easter programming? If not, that’s probably because it is virtually nonexistent. I’ve perused our local paper’s program guide for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday, and found scarcely [...]
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