Monthly Archives: April 2019

Resurrection Prolegomena

Posted on 30 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

We are in the midst of Paschaltide; and our thoughts are focused on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its implications for the Church, the cosmos, and our personal lives. Last week I summarized the reflections of the fine British … Continue reading →

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“Up to the time of His Resurrection, the Lord taught about eternal life; but in the Resurrection, He shows us that He Himself is Eternal Life”

Posted on 28 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Men have condemned God to death; God, however, has by His Resurrection “sentenced” men to immortality. In return for their buffets, He offers embraces; for their insults, blessings; for death, immortality. Never have men shown such enmity for God as … Continue reading →

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“Let us no longer seek the living among the dead”

Posted on 27 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

But even as I speak I sense myself lit up by the luminous robe of the angel, and that sweet earthquake shakes my heart with pleasure, rolling away the heavy stone of the human tomb, through which the door of … Continue reading →

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“I command you: Awake, sleeper, I have not made you to be held a prisoner in the underworld”

Posted on 27 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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“By Christ’s death, our death has been transformed into something quite new, more like a kind of sleep”

Posted on 26 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen clothes with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. At the place where He had been crucified there was a garden, and in this garden a new tomb … Continue reading →

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“For His suffering was prepared as a snare for the power of death, and the death of the Lord was the source of the renewal of mankind in incorruption and newness of life”

Posted on 26 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

John 19:16-18 – They took Jesus therefore. And He went out, bearing the Cross for Himself, unto the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and with Him two others, … Continue reading →

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“Holy Communion is not only a proof of Christ’s love, it is also a guarantee of the enjoyment of the Kingdom of Heaven”

Posted on 25 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Knowing that the hour of His sacrifice had arrived, our Savior Jesus Christ wanted to leave us before His Passion a greater proof of His love. Therefore He established the great mystery of the Divine Eucharist. The revelation of this … Continue reading →

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How “physical” is the risen body of Jesus?

Posted on 24 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In his account of the first resurrection appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem, St Luke reports: “But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit” (24:37). Jesus calms their fears by showing them his hands and … Continue reading →

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