The Lord is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
The celebration of Easter proclaims that death, though universal and inevitable, is not final. Christ really died, yet he also really rose to new life in God. This is the core of our faith. God’s love is greater than death.

If we believe in Christ s resurrection, if we believe that death is a transition to new life, how are we to live that faith? How do we show by our lives that God s love is more powerful than any death and destruction we may encounter? St. Paul writes that we are baptized into the dying and rising of Christ [Romans 6:3-11]. Things go wrong in the world.There is disease, natural disasters, accidents, injustice, sin and evil.Things also go wonderfully right in the world. There is beauty, goodness, justice, mercy and love. Easter calls us to support the goodness and love in the world. Two weeks ago I took part in the blessing of Miss Julie s School of Beauty which will open in the Sibley Building at the end of the summer. Miss Julies School will enable people who have been victims of human trafficking get vocational training leading to employment. It will be a sign of hope and resurrection for people who were trafficked. The work of Habitat for Humanity is likewise a sign of hope and new life. The ministries of our Church through Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services (e.g. Operation Ricebowl) are signs of new life to millions of people.

This Easter season let us look around for those signs, and live our faith in the Risen Lord by giving our support.
Grace and Peace,

Fr. Gary Tyman