If we aren’t at peace within ourselves, we often end up recruiting others into our inner battles. That’s why Jesus’ words in this Sunday’s Gospel matter so much: “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
True peace doesn’t start “out there.” It begins by making peace with ourselves and before that, making peace with Jesus. Only then can we become people who bring peace into the lives of others.
Like any true peacemaker, we have to face our fears, reject what pulls us away from God, and let Christ define who we are. That’s where real peace is found and where it can finally begin to spread.
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Has Easter Changed You?
In five weeks, you could walk across states, binge entire movie universes, or even write a novel. And it’s also been five weeks since we celebrated Easter.
So the question is simple: has the Resurrection actually changed how we live?
The saints didn’t waste time, they let the truth of the risen Jesus transform everything, and the world changed because of it. Maybe we haven’t lived that fully yet, but what could happen in the next five weeks if we did?
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The Greatest Victory (Easter Sunday)
The greatest victories we’ve ever seen, championships, comebacks, unforgettable moments, don’t even come close to what we celebrate on Easter.
On this day, Jesus Christ conquers death itself. The Resurrection isn’t just a powerful moment in history. It’s proof of who He is. Jesus said He was God, and He proved it by rising from the dead and opening the way to eternal life for all of us.
So the question this Easter is simple: will you say yes?
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Moral Authority
Guys, Muppet, Yoda, beats CGI, Yoda, any day of the week. We see this in The Empire Strikes Back, where Luke Skywalker is Yoda’s apprentice. Luke follows everything that Yoda says because Yoda has moral authority; we see this moral authority and the gospel for this Sunday at the wedding of Cana. Mary says to the servants, do whatever he tells you, and they do it because Mary has this moral authority; because of…
