This week’s Gospel tells the story of Lazarus and how Jesus raised him from the dead. In this story we learn that sin is a kind of death, and that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Through Jesus, death is not the end.
Treating Death as a Trifle
Cycle ALentWeek 5
by Bishop Robert BarronApril 6, 2014
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Authors
Bishop Robert Barron
Catechism
640, 2604, 627, 472, 581, 1001, 439, 2844, 376, 646, 552, 2697
Liturgical Readings
Cycle A - Lent - Week 5
Scriptures
John 6:35, John 10:11, John 10:14, John 10:9, John 10:7, John 14:6, Exodus 3:14, John 4:4-42, John 9:1-41, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4, John 11:16, Genesis 3:9, John 8:12
Seasons
Lent
Topics
Death, God, Grace, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Miracles, Original Sin, Paschal Mystery, Resurrection, Salvation, Sin