Our Good Shepherd, Jesus, Calls Us To Follow Him! Let Us Respond To His Voice By Living Our Vocation!

In addition to celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Easter (known as Good Shepherd Sunday), it also is the 60^th anniversary of Vocations Sunday.  It is usually the day when we hear a homily on praying for future priests, deacons and religious life vocations.  Well, maybe, not so much for deacons.

The Road To Emmaus Can Be A Conversion Experience, If We Trust Sacred Scripture And Our Eucharistic Sacrament!

Life is filled with disappointments, but probably none was ever greater to Christian belief than between the death of Jesus and His resurrection.  St. Luke’s Gospel of two disciples of Jesus on the road to Emmaus brings to light the frustration that follows the failure of expectations or hopes causing confusion about the future.

Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen And Have Believed

Too often, the mantra we hear and sometimes say is: Seeing is believing!  In other words we need some physical proof as the Apostle Thomas in St. St. John’s Gospel today when he said: “Unless I see…I will not believe” in reference to Jesus being alive after His death.  What makes these words even harder to accept is that they are spoken by a believer who for three years lived with Jesus hearing His words and watching people being healed from all sorts of incurable ailments.  Is Thomas really a doubter, or is he a man of faith because if what he was told is true, why aren’t the other Apostles jumping for joy rather than still hiding behind locked doors?

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection has Given Us A Second Chance. Don’t Miss the Opportunity!

 

There is no greater celebration for a Christian than Easter Sunday.  It is the culmination and the purpose of God’s redemptive plan for man’s salvation.  Jesus has died for our sins and is risen from the dead so that, if we have followed Him as we ought, we will have an everlasting life after we pass from our earthly existence.

So, how do we celebrate Easter Sunday?  Hint: It is not with Easter Egg Hunts.