Author: Fr. John Chagnon

I'm on My Way…

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to Tennessee and Johnny Cash’s grave. Nothing morbid but just a chance to pay a little respect.It’s a good thing.

Elvis is okay and I suspect Graceland is nice but if I go there I’ll just think of the King, face down, pants around the ankles, in the bathroom upstairs. I can’t do that because I’d just get mad at all of his “friends” who rode the gravy train and did nothing to stop the fall. I can’t do that because it just seems wrong.

Johnny was headed that way too but he had different friends and the chance to make up for lost time. His grave is sad but not tragic, out in the open with no fee for admission. I’ll stand there and say a few kind words, get in the car, pop in his CD and float all the way back to the hotel.

It just seems like the right thing to do.

Christ is Risen!!!

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English – Christ is risen! Truly, He is Risen

Frisian – Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!

German – Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!

Yiddish – Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Avade er iz ufgeshtanen!

Dutch – Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan!

Afrikaans – Kristus het opgestaan! Hom het waarlik opgestaan!

Danish – Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!

Icelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er vissulega upprisinn!

Norwegian – Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!

Swedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Ja, Han är verkligen uppstånden!

Latin – Christus Surrexit! Surrexit vere!

Italian – Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Catalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!

French – Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est ressuscité!

Portuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Verdadeiramente ressuscitou!

Romanian – Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

Spanish – Cristo ha resucitado! Verdaderamente, ha resucitado!

Church Slavonic – Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)

Russian – Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе! (Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)

Belarusian – Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Khrystos Uvaskros! Saprawdy Wvaskros!)

Ukrainian – Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres! Voistynu Voskres!)

Bulgarian – Христос Возкресе! Воистина Возкресе! (Christos Vozkrese! Voistina Vozkrese!)

Serbian – Христос Воскресе! Ваистину Воскресе! (Christos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!)

Czech – Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých!

Slovak – Kristus vstal zmŕtvych! Skutočne vstal!

Polish – Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał!

Lithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė!

Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!</

Manx – Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!

Scots Gaelic – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!

Breton – Dasorc'het eo Krist ! E wirionez eo dasorc'het 

Welsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!

Sanskrit – (Krista uttitaha! Satvam uttitaha!)

Albanian (Tosk) – Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall!

Armenian – Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜ Օրհնեալ է յայտնութիւնն Քրիստոսի՜ (Christos harjav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Christosi! — Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!)

Greek – Χριστός Ανέστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! (Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!)

Turkish – Hristós diril-Dí! Hakíkatén diril

Filipino (Tagalog) – Si Cristo ay nabuhay! Siya nga ay nabuhay!

Indonesian – Kristus sudah bangkit! Dia benar sudah bangkit.

Hawaiian – Ua ala aʻe nei ʻo Kristo! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!

Aleut – Kristus aq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!

Yupik – Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq!

When I Get Rich…

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You will hear this kind of justification from many who pursue riches: “When I become rich, I will be able to perform good works!” Do not believe them, for they deceive both you and themselves.

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Good Friday…

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What great mystery is this?
The sun turns dark as light perpetual emerges.
The eternal chooses death for the sake of the mortal.
The boasters have fled.
The meek keep vigil.
A pagan finds truth.
Priests remain in darkness.
A mother is given to a son.
A son is given to the ages.
The demons rejoice.
Hell is made ready for the taking.
The world kills its king.
Yet in death he becomes unconquerable.

What mystery is this?
A day called good.
While the humble weep.
The world is healed.
Its savior is wounded.
Love is shown as thorns.
Earth itself is shaken and groans.
Angels watch in wonder amazed.
So let us be, on this day and always.
Keeping watch ourselves as the story unfolds.
Hearts aflame with that which defies words.
Love unmeasurable for those who survey
this all, and understand.