Homily for Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023
We decry that, a long time ago, many in our society took Christ out of Christmas. As believers, at Easter, our disappointment should be double! A first disappointment: Ester bunnies have absolutely nothing to do with the risen Lord, while eggs and newly hatched chicks could be symbols of new life and, thus, be somewhat connected to Christ’s victory over death. There should be a second disappointment troubling true believers: so many fail to live viscerally and wholeheartedly in the supernatural reality brought about by the Resurrection. “If then you