We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song! So smile! Eat rich food! Drink a little! The Lord is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

May the power of the Risen Lord echo in the cathedral of your heart, helping you to walk with your head held high, because death is defeated, hope is alive, and victory is ours! 

That’s the good news!

The stone is rolled away; the tomb is empty; Jesus is alive!. That’s a thunderclap that echoes through history, through every grave, every sorrow, and every restless human heart. Death, once humanity’s greatest enemy, has been reduced to a defeated foe. It is no longer a threat, but a doorway to something higher.; Our brokenness is only temporary; now there is a field of irresistible force working for our good. In the end everything (even the bad) works for our benefits. Believing this transforms lives. Believing this makes you think, act, behave, speak, and see everything anew. 

There’s more!

Because Easter undid the consequences of original sin. The Fall weakened our power to choose (think of how you struggle to do good), obscured our mind (think how often you forget the truth), created a spiral of suffering (watch the news tonight), and eventually brought death to humanity. However, through the Resurrection, the old order has been broken. Sin no longer defines us; grace does. Condemnation no longer reigns; mercy does. The wounds of a weakened will and blurred mind are still real, but they are no longer final. In the Risen Christ, even the scars are transfigured.

Let it also be known that Easter gives verve, panache, and even a holy pizzazz to our lives. The Resurrection is not only about the future; it electrifies the present. When Christ rises, He does not simply promise eternal life later—He breathes new life now. “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). 

The Christian life is not meant to be dull, timid, or half-lived. It is meant to be radiant, bold, and overflowing. Watch how the timid Peter preached after the Resurrection. Notice the boldness of John and Peter before the Sanhedrin (the Supreme Court). There is something unmistakably vibrant about those who truly live in the light of Easter. Fear begins to loosen its grip. Hope becomes stubborn. Joy becomes resilient. 

As St. Irenaeus puts it , “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” Easter is precisely that: the divine invitation to be fully alive.  Do you feel fully alive?

Blessed Easter!