Easter and the triumph over worldly, corrupt power

Easter and the triumph over worldly, corrupt power

For reasons having more to do with modern secular culture and commerce than religious significance, Christmas is more elaborately celebrated. But for believing Christians, Easter is the centerpiece of the faith. It marks the improbable miracle that God’s messenger in human form was killed by the agents of the powers of this world, yet rose from the dead. In so doing, he triumphed not only over the grave but revealed the pretensions of the powerf…

An Example for Us All

In this Easter message, Richard Rohr teaches that Jesus’ resurrection is a universal pattern we can trust:   Let’s try to get to what I think is something basic, because the basic is beautiful, but to most people, it’s utterly new.   We got into trouble when we made the person and the message of Jesus into a formal religion, whereby we had an object of worship; then we had to have a priesthood, formal rules and rituals. I’m not saying we should …