In our eucharistic liturgies we regularly say or sing ldquo Glory to God in the highest rdquo and ldquo to God hellip be all glory rdquo The motto of the Society of Jesus is Ad majorem Dei gloriam ldquo For the greater glory of God rdquo and the Latin phrase soli Deo gloria ldquo to God

Keeping alive the memory of Jesus and continuing the movement he began are two activities incumbent on every Christian The readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter describe ways in which we as individuals and as a church can carry out this noble and important task Today rsquo s excerpt from Jesus r

In the second half of the Easter season the main questions are How can the memory of Jesus be kept alive and How can the movement begun by Jesus continue after his death and departure Our chief guide in answering those questions will be excerpts from Jesus farewell discourses in John 1417 Their

The word paschal pertains to the Jewish feast of Passover when the Exodus as the path from slavery to freedom is celebrated and the Passover lamb is slain and eaten Christians use the term paschal mystery to refer to Jesus death and resurrection at Passover time and its saving significance for us

The Fourth Sunday in the Easter season is Good Shepherd Sunday with the Gospel reading taken from part of Jesus Good Shepherd discourse in John 10 While most of us in 21st-century America have little or no personal exposure to sheep and shepherds the biblical imagery is easy enough to understand

In his final remarks to his disciples on the Sunday after Easter, the risen Jesus differentiates between how Thomas came to believe (because you have seen me) and a more ordinary yet even superior way (Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed).