04-01-2016, 01:35 AM
(03-28-2016, 07:22 AM)GMDino Wrote: Irony...and a general insult!
Solid post!
Anyway...
Easter was always an odd holiday for me as a Catholic. Lots of stories of pain and torture to show how much Jesus went through to show his love for us and show how being peaceful was better than war.
And that part resonated...until I was old enough to see the nuns were beating kids with rulers and the priests were abusing little boys.
Then it became another story that the "leaders" told us to live by while they ignored it.
Easter Sunday itself is amazing. The mass time for the proceeding 3 days is tortuous.
Beyond that the message is wonderful...it is just a shame that so many who claim to love the message never realize we should all be acting it out too.
Interesting that you touched on the Passion of Christ, but nothing about the main reason you attend mass on Easter...you know, to celebrate the resurrection from the dead your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?
You do believe Christ rose from the dead right?
