There is a literary device novelists, playwrights and screen writers sometimes use known as a flashback. A flashback fills in details that are helpful to us, the viewer or reader, to understand the unfolding story and/or to remind us of previous incidents. Today’s Gospel functions as a flashback for us. The context is Jesus’ farewell …
Tag Archive: Paschal Mystery
Apr 25
Known By the Shepherd
My experience with sheep is limited. I have watched them grazing from a distance. I’ve walked among them on my uncle’s farm and found them skittish and aloof. I am allergic to wool. Most of what I’ve heard about sheep is unflattering. They are reputed to be stupid, lacking in initiative and likely to fall …
Apr 11
“Peace Be With You”
This isn’t Ordinary Time but a season of purposeful time. On this Second Sunday of Easter, we continue to remember the events surrounding the resurrection of Jesus and marvel in the light of the Risen Lord. As we do so, we find our identity, as the body of Christ. Eastertide is about the resurrection of …
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