
Everyday Miracles: An Easter Meditation
As we prepare to celebrate Easter, this author reminds us that miracles are all around us.
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As we prepare to celebrate Easter, this author reminds us that miracles are all around us.

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews Evelyn, Yes Day, and Resurrection.

The prophets are persecuted because they represent the justice of God. To the extent that we do not reject our own sinfulness, we are all allies of the power of wickedness.

What gives us peace in the dark moments, in life’s darkest moments, is always hope. Hope does not disappoint: it is always there, silent, humble, but strong

Francis wanted to make sure that his brothers understood that any glory they might experience always reflected more on God’s goodness than on any merit of their own.

God is involved in our affairs. We don’t always appreciate his involvement. But God stays involved anyhow because he cares for us.

In modeling his life on the Gospels, Francis hoped that people would see in him and in the Lesser Brothers an example of what they, too, could achieve if they would only follow Jesus.

This Sunday, we leave behind the season of Lent and carry all that we have learned into Holy Week.

Let us resolve to enter the story of the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection with him today. How will we meet the test?

Being set free is part of God’s relationship with his people. Lent is a time when seeking deliverance from God is particularly appropriate.