As we celebrate these fifty days of Easter culminating on the Great Feast of Pentecost we can’t help but notice the signs of new life that are springing up all around us.  The earth once again is groaning as buds burst forth on trees and flowers spring up from the ground.  Creation continues to remind us that what seemed dead in the cold of winter simply was waiting for the warmth of the sun to shine more brightly once again.  So it is with our lives.  We look around us and see so much darkness, death and destruction, but our Easter faith in the risen Lord reminds us that death does not have the last word, death is not the end.  The resurrection of Christ speaks to us of a new life that appears even in the face of death.  A fullness of life that will prevail beyond all fears, anxieties and even hatred and wars.  May we continue to move forward in faith during this sacred time, trusting that the peace Christ promises truly will come to prevail in our day.  Happy Easter! 

Fr. Gerry