From the Pastor
Mary Magdalene didn't recognize Jesus
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/14/20
Even 2000 years ago, soon after rising from the dead, Jesus practiced social distancing. He says in today's gospel reading (John 20:11-18), “Stop holding on to me.” Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb and at first finds it empty, save for two angels; she then meets Jesus, risen from ... Read More »
Witness the Resurrection!
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/13/20
I've never liked running. I played sports where running is punishment, and I have deeply inculcated that mentality. However, when I was in college and in need of staying in shape, I got into running. Mind you, I ran on a treadmill, so I could watch TV and ... Read More »
Good Friday Homily
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/11/20
Good Friday Homily 2020
“If that is the remedy, then how bad the sickness must have been.” This is perhaps what many of us are thinking right now as we deal with a pandemic in our country and in the world. We are concerned that maybe the ... Read More »
Holy Thursday Homily
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/11/20
When I was in junior high, I gave up video games for Lent. It wasn't nearly as difficult or horrible as kids today may think it is. While it is permissible to have a slight reprieve from our penances and sacrifices on Sundays in Lent, my parents wouldn't ... Read More »
Holy Week Message from Father Matt
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/08/20
Holy Week Message from Father Matt
Lavish and Unreasonable Love
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/07/20
April 6, 2020: Monday of Holy Week
Today's gospel passage (John 12:1-11) features Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, anoints the feet of Jesus with costly aromatic nard. Judas complains about what he views as a waste of the costly perfume, falsely outraged about how it ... Read More »
Holy Week schedule including confessions
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/03/20
Important information regarding Holy Week at Resurrection Parish from Father Matt.
Dear Friends,As we approach Holy Week, we are in a situation unlike any other before. Sadly, we will celebrate neither the Paschal Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday nor Easter Sunday together. This is something ... Read More »
Is Jesus God?
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/02/20
I know I've mentioned this in homilies during the week, but there are people who assert that Jesus is not divine, is not God because never once does He make an explicit claim in any of the Gospels. However, there are multiple instances throughout Jesus' public ministry in ... Read More »
The truth will set you free.
Posted by Barb Weaver on 4/01/20
April 1st Reflection from Father Matt
One of the most vivid and well-known passages in the Old Testament is that of the three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down and worship the idol, the false god of the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar. What ... Read More »