Easter on Late Blooms

Happy Easter!

Fri, 25 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

[caption id=“attachment_2933” align=“aligncenter” width=“5256”] “The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.” – Deepak Chopra[/caption]

It’s time to celebrate Easter once again. Like Christmas, Easter is one of the big celebrations in the Christian calendar year. The crucifixion of Jesus took place on Good Friday and the resurrection followed three days later. On Good Friday, many people go to church but not quite as many as on Easter Sunday. Even people who don’t attend church the rest of the year sometimes go to church on Easter Sunday. I once heard a priest lament about the numbers that come out for Good Friday services. He said that people aren’t as much interested in the death of Jesus as in his resurrection. Below are some interesting statistics I found on the internet showing the percentages of persons of different faiths (age-of-the-sage.org). As you can see, there are many people for whom Easter is just a secular holiday.

History in the Making

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

~ Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican City

Audience with Pope Benedict XVI

“Knowing when to walk away, is Wisdom. Being able to, is Courage. Walking away with Grace, and your head held high, is Dignity. (Ritu Ghatourey)

I had the enviable experience of going to an audience with a living Pope and seeing him close-up. This Pope is Pope Benedict XVI - our newly retired Pope. During Easter Week, a few years ago, I had this historical experience. With all the furor surrounding Pope Benedict’s decision to resign from the Papacy and the election of Pope Francis, I decided to revisit that special time by looking at my Rome photos. These two collages were created as a result of that reminiscence.

Easter

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

[caption id=“attachment_773” align=“aligncenter” width=“584”] Easter[/caption]

Easter is not a time for groping through dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal. It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown. (Author unknown)