05/24/2026
Right about now, in a world torn apart by war and division and unrest in so many places, we need to hear this. Sit up. Listen. Take note. Hear once again the first words Jesus spoke to his gathered disciples after the Resurrection, the very words in this Sunday's Gospel: "Peace be with you."
It doesn't get much simpler than that, does it? Above all else, this is what Jesus wanted his friends to know, what he wanted his frightened followers to hear.
No wonder "they rejoiced when they saw the Lord." Suddenly, everything changed. The pieces came together. Something new had begun.
This Sunday's Gospel makes for a striking counterpoint to the first reading from Acts, describing the arrival of the Holy Spirit amid wind, tongues of flame and a confounding atmosphere of shock and aw