What exactly was the good news that the women carried in their hearts as they ran back to Jerusalem that morning? They didn’t understand it fully at the time. But over the centuries the Church has come to realize more fully what that Easter morning good news really means. Jesus has risen! He has overcome suffering and … Read more
May the jubilant voice of the Church reach all of you with the words which the ancient hymn puts on the lips of Mary Magdalene, the first to encounter the risen Jesus on Easter morning. She ran to the other disciples and breathlessly announced: “I have seen the Lord!†(Jn 20:18). We too, who have … Read more
It happened years back. I had a mild quarrel with my wife Stella. She came to me for a compromise but I was not ready. She apologized; still I was reluctant to forgive. Then she asked me a question: “What, if God does the same to you? If He is unmoved?†These words flashed through … Read more