Easter Sunday – Sr. Mary Ann Barnhorn, SNDdeN April 5, 2026 John 20: 1-9 Today we sing, “Alleluia, alleluia, Jesus Christ is Risen, Alleluia.” The Easter event brings us to the pinnacle of Christ’s life, lived for each of us who have been called by name to know Him, to experience ourselves as loved by Him, and to love Him in return. We have followed this God of ours through His birth, infancy, adolescence (Did you not know that I had to be about My Father’s business?), His public life, teaching, touching and healing. This past week, we have followed, with the entire Church throughout the world, His Procession into Jerusalem (palms and all), His sham trial, agony in the Garden, carrying of the cross, and finally death on that cross.These are all life events that we can see, feel, and experience with eyes of faith. Each was a once-and-done event, and we treasure the opportunity we have had to celebrate each of them as a faith community in liturgical prayer and contemplation, year by year, and hopefully going deeper into the reality and learnings of every single event. In these events, Jesus taught us who He is and how […]