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Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. - John 11:25-26

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I came across something several years ago, that while circumstantial seems very powerful and worth sharing. I was in Cairo, Egypt on business and had an extra day before going on to my next stop, London. An Egyptian I had been working with gave me a personal guided tour of the tourist highlights, including climbing down into the very burial chamber of one of the three Giza Pyramids, walking around the Sphinx, and enjoying a professional but also personal guided tour of the Cairo Egyptian Museum.

In numerous ways throughout the day of ancient wonders, the thousands-years-old artifacts pointed to a central question.

Jesus told her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this”? - John 11:25-26

‘The Resurrection’ by artist Ron DiCianni is an oil on canvas mural that measures 12 x 40 feet. This mural was commissioned by the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas.   Read more »

Cecil DeMille combined showmanship, debauchery and reverence in many of his biblical features. An early important figure in early Hollywood, DeMille was a storyteller and in his 1932 now forgotten, Sign of the Cross. De Mille told a timeless story of love and persecution. De Mille, like Mel Gibson 72 years later with Passion of the Christ, was not shy about using violence and sex to advance his message of Christianity triumph. The movie began with Nero, played by Charles Laughton, reciting poetry as Rome burns and throughout the film, Roman debauchery was contrasted to Christian virtues. And in Cecil DeMille’s films, violence and sex gained the edge in air time when compared to virtue. Using various tricks, his cinematographer

In these troubling times of economic uncertainty, political unrest and scandal within the uppermost reaches of the Catholic Church, let those of us who are Christians rest our minds for a day and ponder the great mystery and wonderment of Easter.   Read more »