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Third Sunday of Easter A
April 23, 2023
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Sinners yet Loved

“How slow of heart you are to believe all that the prophets spoke,” he says quietly. “Is it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things even today and so enter into his glory?”

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Living Beyond Our Crucifixions

Jesus doesn’t appear exactly as they remember him, nor as often as they would like him to, but he does appear as more than a ghost or a mere idea.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Knowing Jesus

Why did Jesus appear to his friends and disciples in an unfamiliar form after his resurrection?

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

The Encounter

On their way from Jerusalem to Emmaus, the disciples have an unusual encounter.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Hearts Burning

The Second Reading has been called a sermon on hope. Can you say why that might be?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

The Comforter

and know I
would
die a thousand
deaths
for you

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