Tag: first fruits

New Life in Christ

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 4, 2021 | Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“The Resurrection of Christ” (detail) by Bloch “For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God, I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now...

Practical Lessons from Death’s Defeat

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 5, 2015 | Put Out Into the Deep, Sundays | 0 |

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! What more fitting conclusion to a week of drama wrought by sin could there be than the triumph of Life over death! There is so much about Easter to help us live our lives in our day. Surely...

At Daybreak on that First Easter Sunday

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 24, 2011 | The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! What more fitting conclusion to a week of sinful drama and tragedy, pain and suffering could there be than the triumph of Life over death! There is so much about Easter to help us live our...