by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Pope Benedict XVI describes the Resurrection of Jesus as an ‘evolutionary leap’ in which a new dimension of human existence emerges. This new dimension ‘affects all of us and opens up for us a new space of life, a new space of being in union with God.’ That means we’re all capable of undergoing this evolutionary leap. How’s that possible?
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“… Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni,’ which means Teacher. …”
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“On Easter Monday, Pope Francis stressed that Christ’s resurrection calls each of us to bring the message of Easter – a message of hope and life – to the world. ‘There is life!’ the Pope said April 17. Now, following the Resurrection, “we will be resurrection men and women, men and women of life.’ …”
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“Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce the news to his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to
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“… Like most of the resurrection accounts, John’s version paints a portrait of a journey that some of the early disciples have to make: out of fear and into faith. It shows the need to experience the resurrection and then come to understand it more deeply. While the Gospel account begins with Mary Magdalene, the focus quickly shifts to St.
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“… This year and every year, Holy Week is a time to remember that, as the late Cardinal Augustin Mayer once said, ‘nothing great is ever achieved without suffering.’ Discipleship always has a cost. No Christian ever lives the Gospel without eventually encountering the cross. …”
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“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. … … Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the
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“After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. … the angel said to the women … ‘Do not be afraid!
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“What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and the underworld has trembled. Truly
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“… So they took Jesus, and, carrying the cross Himself, He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. …”
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