Sunday Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Church chooses this passage from the Gospel according to St John (Jn 14:23-29) for the sixth Sunday of Easter, because this is where Jesus reveals to his apostles what is to come after his resurrection: “I am going away and I will come back to you.” More…
By Fr Jason Smith
I came across some old statues of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary in Stony Point, New York, and as both Easter and Biltrix are on my mind, I immediately thought of posting some pictures of them. More…
Because that’s what we do right after Easter
Left side, boys! Try the left side.
In the spirit of Easter, I’m taking a play from the Saint Peter’s playbook. That is to say, I’m going fishing.
Which is to say, Biltrix is taking a week off until Divine Mercy Sunday. More…
The word that stands out in the Gospel today is “Amazed!”
The women learn of Jesus’ Resurrection and they are amazed. They share the news with the Apostles, who doubt their story, but they are still amazed. Peter runs to the tomb only to find it as the women said, and he is amazed. But the amazing thing about this Resurrection Sunday’s Gospel reading is that Jesus himself does not appear to anyone. Did you notice? More…
Noli me tangere!
Touch me
One of the major intents of the Risen Christ during the time he spent appearing to the apostles is to make sure they experience him as still being the Jesus they knew but at the same time as somehow different. More…
They Doubted, That We May Not Doubt
The Divine Mercy Shrine: Now That's a Shrine!
During the Mass of canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000, the year of the Great Jubilee, Pope John Paul II proclaimed: “It is important then that we accept the whole message that comes to us from the word of God on this Second Sunday of Easter, which from now on throughout the Church, will be called Divine Mercy Sunday.” More…
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Here’s a video of the RC Mission Corps’s Living Stations of the Cross at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Soho. More…
This year, on Good Friday, I had the experience of joining the Mission Youth crosswalk through the streets of Manhattan. Same great experience as last year, except this year I made sure we brought a video camera.
Recommendation: Watch it on fullscreen on Youtube. More…
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