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From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday.

What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and the underworld has trembled.

Truly he goes to seek out our first parent like a lost sheep; he wishes to visit those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. He goes to free the prisoner Adam and his fellow-prisoner Eve from their pains, he who is God, and Adam’s son. (more…)

Please share your best and favorite recipes for Easter dinner and treats for kiddies, even the big ones!

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Take a moment to share your successes, small or large. Have you lost a few pounds, managed to find a few moments of time for relaxation and stress relief, or found that you really enjoy those walks you started taking?

We all wish we’d make the big, life altering changes every day, but the facts line up in support of the little things done consistently. Over time they become the habits that we build upon to change our lives.

Among the little things that help, motivation is important. Seeing other people’s successes, sharing our own. And we can always get some good tips and ideas from what works for others as well.

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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,” take up his cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24

This is a place to share your spiritual struggles, hopes, and successes as we live out what taking up the cross means.

In Matthew 11, Jesus also says, “For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

I heard a commentary on this from Fr. Mike Schmitz recently. He said we tend to think of ourselves in a single yoke, but a double yoke was more commonly used, and what Jesus was referring to.

When we assume his yoke, we are beside him, laboring side by side with his strength pulling us on.

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