This was apparently enough for St. Stanislaus to give his life as a martyr in the church.
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The ordinary gets an upgrade
Yes, the simple became simply amazing!
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Like Mary, do we really see, hear, know this Christ?
Is and does our discipleship keep turning, and growing deeper and deeper each day?
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With these scriptures today, the drama begins!
Since no one actually witnessed the resurrection, these stories — each of them — point to and make the claims, especially the appearance stories themselves, that Jesus Christ had indeed been raised from the dead.
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The encounter with Easter
Jesus calls us now too, to go out and tell others the truth of his resurrection, the truth of his love.
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The resurrection is the pattern to our own immortal destiny
We rejoice also with our newly-baptized, and those who have received confirmation and Eucharist for the first time.
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The sacredness of the temple becomes a sign of the sacredness of our body-temple
This should cause us to have confidence to scrutinize our lives, to see what remains as obstacles to full faith in Christ Jesus, then allow his love and mercy to overwhelm and envelop us.
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A ‘Pentecost Church’ — our inner life of the Spirit comes from the Spirit of God
When we listen attentively to these scriptures today, we hear the wonders of the Spirit of God as forgiveness abounds, tongues are loosened, understanding and proclaiming is everywhere, and people’s hearts and souls and lives go through profound conversion.
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The dance goes on
But we also note that some will prefer not to dance. The won’t look and see, and they will not listen and hear.
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There are many ways to know
Or to say it another way — there are many ways to know. Some know with the mind, but have little connection to the heart. Some know and believe fully with the heart, but do not understand, or even have a confused or erroneous understanding.
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