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​ Christ is risen. Truly, He is risen.

29/3/2016

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At Easter the disciples of Christ celebrate His resurrection from the dead on the third day. This belief is at the heart of Christian hope.
​But there have been various theories advanced by various authors about what happened to Jesus. These theories can be categorized under 5 basic headings:

(1) the resurrection really happened, 
(2)  Jesus only swooned and was resuscitated, not resurrected,
(3) the apostles were deceivers who conspired to foist on the world the most famous and successful lie in history,
(4) the apostles were deceived by a hallucination, or 
(5) the apostles created a myth, not meaning it literally.

Peter Kreeft explores the strengths and weaknesses of these 5 theories in the following clip:
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Holy Week 2016

20/3/2016

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The start of Holy Week presents to us the drama of the last days of Our Saviour’s earthly life. Holy Week is an incomparable opportunity to take time out each day for prayer and meditation.
The contemplative Liturgies celebrated during this week are not simply pious recollections of events which took place 2000 years ago.

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday has a startling variation to the normal text of the Eucharistic Prayer. The text states, “On the day before he was to suffer for our salvation and the salvation of all, that is today” (italics added). The prayer make the remarkable claim that the Last Supper is not consigned to history. In a real but mysterious way the event is made present on Holy Thursday.

​Indeed the whole mystery of Christ’s Death and Resurrection is made present in the Liturgies of Holy Week. May Holy Week be a retreat for each of us opening our hearts to the rich graces the Heavenly Father desires to communicate to us.
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24 Hours for the Lord - Lismore

6/3/2016

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In Rome yesterday Pope Francis began 24 Hours for the Lord in St Peter’s Basilica when the Sacrament of Reconciliation was available through the night. This initiative was mirrored at St Carthage’s Cathedral with our own 24 Hours for the Lord. Many thanks to our adoration volunteers who kept vigil before the Master present in the Holy Eucharist and prayed for our parish and for Lismore.
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