Christ is Risen. He is Truly Risen.
On this second Sunday after Easter, we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. In last week’s Gospel Jesus appeared to the apostles and Saint Thomas. Today’s Gospel focuses on the women who went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’s body... 

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Christ is Risen. He is Truly Risen.
Almaseeh Qaam. Haqqan Qaam.
Christos Anesti. Alethos Anesti.
We keep repeating this wonderful phrase for forty days as a reminder that Jesus appeared to His followers many times after the resurrection... 

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One of the most annoying things is when someone tells you “I told you so.”
This phrase sounds so condescending and it makes it seems that the person saying it knows so much more than you and wants to rub in some past advice. 

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Apparently, 86.54 percent of statistics are made up.
On the other hand, some statistics are real, but not very helpful. One statistic points out that hospitals are the most dangerous places on earth because that is where most deaths take place... 

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April 10, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.
 Palm Sunday.
 Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9.
 Gospel: John 12:1-18. The Glorious Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. 

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In one way or another, you prepared for almost everything you did this week.
Before you went to school, work, or came to Church, you prepared your clothes, you prepared what you were going to do, and you even prepared your thoughts to make sure you were in the right frame of mind. 

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With tears, the father of the boy said: “I do believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). Before the man in today’s Gospel said this, he left the crowd and went to Jesus’s disciples so they can heal his son... 

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Sometimes people say that religion in general and even Christianity is out of date. However, the closer we study and reflect on the words of Jesus the more we realize that the most recent developments in mental health, emotional intelligence, and other psychological fields affirm the basic teachings of Jesus Christ... 

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How many miracles did Jesus do in today’s Gospel?
You may say one, to refer to Jesus healing the paralyzed man. Perhaps two, since Jesus also forgave this man’s sins. But are there at least three, if not more miracles in today’s Gospel? 

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I have a theory that if you fast from certain kinds of food, like meat or dairy, or if you decide to give up something else for Lent, like chocolate or music, you will not immediately die.
 I am not sure if this theory is accurate, so I need your help... 

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