“Love one another as I have loved you.” The love that the Lord commands is nothing else but the response to the love He himself has shown and continues to show to his community of friends. “Agape” is that self-less love that is ready to give life for another. The supreme example of this love [...]
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. This year’s liturgical fare has underlined Jesus’ presence in His community when they are gathered (Easter II) and when they are at work in mission (Easter III). This Sunday’s emphasis is Jesus presence in among the members of His flock in their “going out and coming [...]
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The theme of the third Sunday of Easter is about the Church in the act of carrying out the task it has received from the Risen Lord. The life of the Church — its mission and communal life — derives from the way it responds to the Risen Lord who died, giving his life for [...]
For the second Sunday of Easter, John recounts to us the appearance of the Risen Lord to the disciples who were gathered behind closed doors “for fear of the Jews.” The Lord who at that time had already ascended to the right hand of the Father, now returns — as he will always return — [...]
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