Blog Post 04/08/2026– Octave of Easter - No Grave Deep Enough

 

Several years ago, The Saturday Evening Post ran a cartoon showing a man about to be rescued after he had spent a long-time ship-wrecked on a tiny, deserted island.

The sailor in charge of the rescue team stepped onto the beach and handed the man a stack of newspapers. "Compliments of the Captain," the sailor said. "He would like you to glance at the headlines to see if you'd still like to be rescued!"

Sometimes the headlines do scare us. Sometimes we feel that evil is winning, but then along comes Easter, to remind us that there is no grave deep enough, no seal imposing enough, no stone heavy enough, no evil strong enough to keep Christ in the grave. [Sermons.com, James W. Moore, Some Things Are Too Good Not To Be True, Dimensions, 1994, p. 80.]

We live in a world with the darkness of sin and the light of Christ, no matter what lies & untruths are spoken, the news reports, the papers print, those on social media post or the internet displays:

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The Lord is truly Risen, and our Hope burns bright.

 

May God Be Praised.  Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

 

*Brother Mickey McGrath’s artwork is available at: https://www.bromickeymcgrath.com/

 

Easter Sunday Special Blog Post 04/05/2026

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“He is Risen – ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! and life is forever changed.

 

“So many words ready to burst forth.

Words of poets.

Words of scientists.

Words of musicians.

Words of theologians.

Words of artists.

All waiting to be born.

Words eager to give birth to the one immortal idea of all ages.

And the only words that find life are so simple, so brief, so uncomplicated that many great minds have overlooked them:

‘He has risen!’ [Mark 16:6]

The Word is risen.”  (Stations of the Cross, by Rev. T. Ronald Haney, with Illustrations by Bro. Michael O’Neill McGrath, OSFS)

 

Today take some time to meditate on this, “The Cross, the Tomb and the Resurrection of Christ are the source of all blessings, the gateway to all grace. Jesus invites each one of us to Be with Him, take Solace in Him. The Lord is Risen, He offers us the Grace of Heaven to Light our path to eternity. Jesus proclaims  to you and to me, Do Not Be Afraid, I have conquered sin and death, Trust in me.”                    [Deacon George Kelly]

May God Be Praised!

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Brother Mickey McGrath’s artwork is available at: https://www.bromickeymcgrath.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday’s Wink from Above 04-01-2026 Temptation

St. Basil the Great said, "As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the wrestler is tried in the ring, the soldier in the battle, and the hero in adversity: so is the Christian tried in temptation." Temptation comes from the devil who wants us to move away from loving God and true fulfillment to a life of hopelessness and despair.

St. Paul offers us this insight, “The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the foremost. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.”  [1 Timothy 1: 15, 16]

When facing Temptation go to Jesus, the source of our true self & joy. Pope Leo XIV offers us this sage advice, "Our hope is grounded in the knowledge that the Lord never abandons us: He is always at our side. At the same time, we are called to cooperate with Him, above all by putting the Eucharist at the center of our lives, inasmuch as it is the source and summit of the Christian life."

Like athletes preparing to compete we should prepare for daily life with prayer.

 

May God Be Praised.