The Advent of Easter, Part XXIV by Pamela Christian—Copyright © 2019 Note: Sequence of events are imagined as extracted from the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. The day after the Sabbath, before dawn on the first day of the week (Sunday), Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome, brought spices to …

The Advent of Easter, Part XXIII by Pamela Christian—Copyright © 2019 This post represents the events leading up to and just after Jesus’ battered and lifeless body was laid in the tomb—the three nights and three days His body was entombed with Roman guards outside. Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea, and a member of …

  This week’s devastating fire and considerable damage to the Cathedral of Notre Dame occurring during Passion Week when Christians of all denominations observe the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is astounding. First, the Cathedral has stood through the bubonic plague that killed between 25-60% of Europeans. It survived the Hundred Years’ War It withstood the French …