the Easter Blog Carnival!

Let's kick it off with an Easter homily from Fr. Dan Martins: "Becoming Who We Are." While perhaps every reader does not share Fr. Dan's high view of baptism, his beautiful, point-by-point reminder of what being raised with Christ means will resonate and encourage.

Sarah at Becoming Ourselves writes about how hard it is to celebrate Holy Week when, really, none of us do a good job of hiding the secret. ("Good Friday? Well, yes, that’s the day we remember that Jesus died. But he came back! Two days later, I’m absolutely positive. Holy Saturday? I’m sure it was difficult beyond words for his friends and family to leave him, along with many of their hopes and dreams, in the tomb. But he came back!")

Kelly at Love Well contributes an essay on our universal hope that was touched off by her family's individual sorrow. "I was struck last week by the dichotomy of a funeral in the spring," she says, and to read the rest, you have to go here.

At A Hen's Pace sent in a free-verse poem, highlighting the way the liturgy of Holy Week, and especially Easter, comes to us through our five senses. (If you snoop around on her site, you can also find pictures of her church's Easter vigil service.)



And that's it for the Easter blog carnival! Short and sweet, and hopefully just what you need to remember that we still have over forty days to consciously, daily celebrate our Lord's awesome and mighty resurrection. (And then comes Pentecost, when we get to consciously, daily celebrate the Holy Spirit being present with us. So, really, it's not like there's anything bad to look forward to.)

Two final thoughts: first, go here to read St. Chrysostom's rightly famous Easter homily. There is no one, in heaven or on earth, greater than our Lord, who has conquered, and who has saved us.

Alleluia, Alleluia! The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia, Alleluia!


peace of Christ to you,
Jessica