Happy Easter! The Resurrection of Jesus is the greatest and most important event in all of human history. Yet we put much more emphasis on Christmas and the birth of Jesus than on Easter and the resurrection of Jesus. That’s because it’s easier for us to identify with birth than with death or resurrection. We’ve…
Dear brothers and sisters, on Good Friday when we hear the story of the suffering and death of Jesus we must feel like “No! That’s terrible!” Today we hear the rest of the story, that on the third day Jesus rose from the dead and came back to life. We can now say “Yes! Totally…
We have prepared ourselves during the time of Lent to live this time that includes many symbols that help us understand the Resurrection of the Lord in our lives: First, there are the fire and the paschal candle. The light manifests to us the presence of Jesus in our lives. Jesus destroys darkness and shows…
By Fr. Vincent Freeh If we merely read about what the disciples did when confronted with the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus, their experience of the meaning of Easter is likely to escape us. If we read with perspective and composure and try to share their disillusionment, their shattered hopes, their utter sense of…
Fr. Frank J. Timar, MSC (Pennsylvania Community)
Father Frank professed his first vows on September 14, 1952 and was ordained on July 13, 1958. He is in residence at our Sacred Heart Villa in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
Peter and John came to the tomb and both of them noticed the linens, but it was John who “saw and believed” even though he still did not comprehend the whole of it or what really happened. Mary stayed at the tomb and wept. When Jesus asked why she was weeping, she didn’t even recognize Him, the very person she was looking for, because her mind was fixed on finding a dead body. Not until Jesus called her by name, did she recognize Him. Her beloved teacher is alive! She went back to the apostles and told them, “I have seen the Lord” Then she shared everything Jesus had said to her.
Fr. Frank J. Timar, MSC (Pennsylvania Community)
Father Frank professed his first vows on September 14, 1952 and was ordained on July 13, 1958. He is in residence at our Sacred Heart Villa in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.