FRANCISCAN FRIARS of the ATONEMENT Have a Blessed and Happy Easter!

FRANCISCAN FRIARS of the ATONEMENT Have a Blessed and Happy Easter! Because of His resurrection, Jesus has turned all of our sunsets into bright, glorious dawns. This Easter Sunday, as we continue to recover and restore after a season of trials and tribulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hold fast to our Faith and find joy in knowing the Son has risen! Jesus understands challenging days like many of us have experienced. His choices, His values went against the values of the culture of His day. They had to silence Him, so they hung Him on a cross. But to the surprise of all, He did not stay dead! He rose again and showed us what He is all about. He is about happiness and a way of life. He is about the decisions we make at business and school. He is about honesty and caring and concern for others. He is about ethics and fidelity. He is about truth. He is about making relationships work. He is about keeping one’s word. Jesus is about life here, and hereafter He is about real joy and fulfillment. So often it seems that death and darkness have the upper hand, but there is power at work in the very process of history that brings peace out of conflict, safety out of danger, and life out of death. The resurrection that we celebrate today is more than God’s answer to the problem of death. The resurrection of Christ has as much to say about living as about dying. The resurrection of Christ is a unique sign that this world, as well as the world to come, is filled with new beginnings if we try to live as He did. Because of His resurrection, Christ has turned all of our sunsets into bright, glorious dawns. We praise You, o’ God, and we bless You, because by Your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world. Fr. Robert Warren, S.A. Yours in Christ, Fr. Robert Warren, S.A. Signature Fr. Robert Warren, S.A. Spiritual Director