EVANGELIZATION
“Let us go to nearby towns to preach there,” said Jesus. How spontaneously he evangelized! Of course, Jesus did not find evangelization easy when it meant carrying the cross and then dying on it. His passover to third-day glory, however, gave cruel crucifixion new significance. Risen life gives direction to all growth. Whether we call our lack of growth “sin,” “demon,” “disease” or “death,” Jesus shows us how to pass through it and into newness. How well he preaches the good news in our town!
Text, James A. Wilde, PhD © 2000, OCP. All rights reserved.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Erie Police Department recently returned the items they took for fingerprinting after our October church burglary. They were able to lift some usable prints which will be helpful in identifying the individuals who perpetrated this incident. I’m grateful to State and Erie Police who responded so quickly the evening that it happened and to the city detectives who followed through on the case.
