There are mornings in this country when the light itself seems to remember something we’ve long since tried to forget. Easter Sunday is one of them. It arrives not with the brashness of Christmas – no gaudy excess, no sentimental avalanche – but with a quiet insistence, like a truth that’s been waiting patiently at … Continue reading The Lie of the World and the Truth of Easter
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An Easter Sunday Reflection: The Stone Rolled Away
Easter Sunday always takes me by surprise. After the long shadows of Good Friday, after the silence of the tomb, it arrives not with fanfare, but with a whisper: “He is not here; he has risen.” (Luke 24:6) And suddenly, the world is turned on its head. I’ve carried the weight of grief. The betrayal, … Continue reading An Easter Sunday Reflection: The Stone Rolled Away
Almost Lent, So… In Defence of Mary: A Passionate Rebuttal to the Doubters
As we stand on the cusp of Lent, a season of reflection, repentance, and profound intimacy with Christ’s suffering, I find myself compelled to address a grievance that resurfaces time and time again. It is an accusation flung at Catholics with an almost tiresome predictability, a claim made not in the spirit of inquiry but … Continue reading Almost Lent, So… In Defence of Mary: A Passionate Rebuttal to the Doubters
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