Tag Archives: Resurrection

Easter Morning: Mary of Magdala’s Experience 0 (0)

Recapping Friday’s post: whether Jesus died from cardiac rupture, cardiorespiratory failure or something else, the main point is that he died. Then Jesus was buried. Again, let’s remember that he was, in the words of the Munckin coroner in “Wizard … Continue reading

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Just Who is This Jesus Person, and Who Does He Think He is? 0 (0)

Right now, liturgically speaking, we’re in Ordinary Time between Easter and Advent: with Cycle C’s Sunday Masses and Cycle II’s weekday Masses. Liturgy is important. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1135-1206) And, although I’d recognize a Catholic Mass anywhere — … Continue reading

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Easter: Parades, Eggs, and the Best News Ever 0 (0)

Easter Sunday is a very big deal. It’s “the greatest of all Sundays,” since it’s when we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection. Begin celebrating, actually. The Easter season lasts until Pentecost Sunday: not quite two months from now. Maybe “our Lord’s … Continue reading

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Jesus, the Ultimate Alpha: a Personal View 0 (0)

I was a Christian long before I became a Catholic Christian, and that’s another topic. Topics. The point is, I’ve been trying to follow Jesus ever since I was a child. Somewhere along the line, I started noticing a disconnect … Continue reading

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Holy Week: Top of the Charts to Lethal Fiasco 0 (0)

It’s the start of Holy Week, almost the end of Lent. And it’s the 219th anniversary of Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers spotting 2 Pallas, an asteroid. But that’s not what I’m talking about today. Today’s Palm Sunday. That’s when we … Continue reading

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