The world has been fashioned anew through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A new creation has been birthed from the death of Jesus. The darkness did not overcome the light of Jesus Christ. The light and life through which God first brought this world into being has now triumphed over the darkness. Darkness has been definitely defeated. Light and life are now, and ever will be, triumphant. There is no ambiguity in that.
Every time we choose love over hate, choose love over intolerance, welcome over exclusion, every time we choose to reconcile rather than to divide, every time we choose to heal rather than to wound, every time we choose to lift up others rather than beat others down, every time we affirm all persons as equal in dignity to us, affirm them as our brothers and sisters in God, regardless of how different they are from us, or what their status in society may be, when we are choosing for what is loving, what is right, what is true, what is just, we are proclaiming the victory of Jesus Christ over this world and our confidence that his victory cannot be reversed. We are proclaiming our faith in Jesus Christ as one who died, but now lives. And we are proclaiming our faith that if we are true to him, we, too, will triumph over death and enjoy everlasting life in him.
There is no ambiguity in what we, as Christians, proclaim today. Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. Life, light, and love are now, and will be forever, triumphant. Let us proclaim that truth in word and deed so as to continue transforming this world into the paradise God created it to be.
--Mark Hallinan, SJ
Homily, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola,
New York City,
March 31, 2024
New York City,
March 31, 2024
Blessings at Easter from
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley!
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