04/05/26 Easter Sunday: Everything is Re...

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About this episode

Homily from Easter Sunday.

Everything given and taken is restored.

Jesus did not rise from the dead to merely prove a point. He rose so that all could be restored. Everything we give to Him...everything we allow Him to take...all of it can be restored.

Mass Readings from April 5, 2026:
Acts 10:34,37-43
Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Colossians 3:1-4

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