Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children…
Returning from the tomb [the women] told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.…
Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Mark 16:6 Early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, three women went to the tomb of Jesus. They found the stone rolled away, and the tomb empty.…
A poem in celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord: "Seven Stanzas at Easter" by John Updike.
The Fearful Joy of Easter: My Sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 for Easter Sunday.
After his resurrection, Jesus appears to his disciples in many and various ways, and each of these ways can help us learn how to see Jesus today. Here is my sermon on John 21:1-19.
"Witnesses of These Things" - My Sermon on Luke 24:36-48
Do Not Doubt, but Believe: My Sermon on John 20:19-31
God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear. - From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday
My Pastoral Ponderings 