Easter Season: Easter Sunday to Pentecost
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Fr. Nathan's Easter Season Reflections
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May 5Peter and the apostles had been arrested again. The Sanhedrin, the powerful religious council of Jerusalem, was outraged: “We gave you strict orders to stop teaching in that name.” But the apostles would not be silenced. Peter responded with courage and clarity: “We must obey God rather than men.” He proclaimed Jesus—the one they crucified, whom God has now exalted as “leader and savior.” Though threatened and dishonored, the apostles left rejoicing that they were found worthy to suffer for the Name. This is a moment of defiant faith and holy joy in the face of persecution.Read More
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April 28In this Sunday’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we see that healing and unity are not side-effects—they are essential marks of a Church alive in the Spirit. The apostles were united in mission, the people were united in faith, and Christ’s mercy overflowed into their lives.Read More
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April 21Today we begin an eight-week journey through the Acts of the Apostles. Together, we will rediscover what Bishop Ruggieri calls the “original fire” of the Church—a community alive in the Spirit, nourished by the Eucharist, united in love, bold in mission, and joyful in witness. Each week, through the lens of Acts and the reflections of Pope Francis—especially his Catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles and Evangelii Gaudium—we will ask: “What does the early Church have to teach our parish today?” And “how can we reclaim Sunday as the launchpad for discipleship and mission?”Read More
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- Easter Season Reflection Questions
- Week One: Easter Sunday Questions
- Week Two: Divine Mercy Sunday Questions
- Week Three: Questions
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This Easter Season, Father Nathan will be walking us through a series of reflections & devotional questions based on the Acts of the Apostles. We hope you will prayerfully contemplate the questions posed in each message.
Would you like to share your thoughts to the reflection questions & act as an inspiration for others to engage in conversation about Discipleship in our Parish? Will you, like Peter, identify yourself as a witness?
**If you would like to share your answers to any of the questions posed in this series:
· email responses to Lisa Cooper ([email protected]).
· Respond to only 1 question & indicate which question you’re responding to.
· Answer in less than 500 words.
**By submitting your thoughts, you give the Parish permission to use your submission in any of our communication pieces.
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Questions
- Peter says, “We are witnesses.” In what ways are you personally a witness to the Risen Jesus?
- How does your experience of Sunday Eucharist form you to live as a disciple during the week?
- What do you hope to gain from this Easter series through Acts?
- How can our parish become a community that makes the Resurrection visible in everyday life?
- What one step can you take this week to live more boldly as a witness to the risen Christ?
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Questions
- What does it mean for a parish to be a “field hospital”? Have you ever experienced the Church this way?
- How can our Sunday celebrations be more healing, welcoming, and merciful to those who are hurting?
- In what ways does your parish extend Christ’s mercy beyond the walls of the church building?
- What role do the Sacraments—especially Reconciliation and the Eucharist—play in your own experience of healing?
- Pope Francis speaks of the Church needing to go to the “peripheries.” Who in our community needs to feel the healing shadow of Christ through us?
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- Peter said, “We must obey God rather than men.” What might that look like in your life right now?
- Have you ever had to take a stand for your faith? What happened, and how did God show up in that moment?
- How does gathering on Sunday empower you to live boldly for Christ during the week?
- What might be holding us back from speaking the name of Jesus more freely in our daily lives?
- How can our parish become a place where bold, Spirit-led evangelization is a visible, joyful reality?