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 Glory, Lent, Mindfulness, Mystery, Resurrection, Transformation on Mar 10th, 2009
In his homily on Sunday, Father Jose Mesa pointed out that the Transfiguration of Jesus prepares us less for the Crucifixion than it does for the Resurrection. In both Matthew and Mark we read that Jesus cautions Peter, James, and John, who were witnesses to this manifestation of Jesus’ glory, not to tell anyone about [...]
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 Goodness, Mercy, Resurrection on May 17th, 2006
What does the Resurrection of Jesus mean for us? And why does it mean something for our own lives and not just the life of one holy God-man?
First, the Resurrection shows us that Goodness is in control of the universe.
Huston Smith puts it this way:
“Jesus’s resurrection was not about the fate of a worthy man. [...]
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