5th Sunday of Easter – Cycle B – 2009 Acts 9:26-31; I John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 Jesus obviously lived in an agricultural society because of the many agricultural images he used in his parables.  He spoke of the Word of God in terms of a farmer sowing seed.  He spoke of the grain of...
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Second Sunday of Easter – Cycle B – 2009+ Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 Try to put yourself in the sandals of the apostles.  It is Easter Sunday night.  In the last four days they have witnessed the arrest, the conviction and crucifixion of Jesus.  They have placed him in a tomb...
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1st Sunday of Easter – Cycle B – 2009 Acts 10:34,37-43; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Mark 16:1-7 Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! This ancient Christian greeting summarizes today’s celebration of Easter. Nothing else need be said other than these words. But God gave us many details through the Gospel stories about...
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