AT THIS time of year, Christians turn to the deep and profound message that Easter brings. Although 2021 s Easter has once again been affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions, Christian leaders were happy to reach out through The Impartial Reporter to their respective flocks, sharing their thoughts on the hope and renewal that Easter brings, even in these difficult days across Fermanagh, and the world. The following Easter messages are from
Bishop Larry Duffy, the Bishop of Clogher; and
Archdeacon Brian Harper, the Archbishop’s Commissary for Clogher Diocese, and rector of Magheracross Parish, Ballinamallard, respectively. EASTER is a time of new beginnings. Easter points us to not merely a time of hope, but to hope itself.
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Thirty years ago, on January 22, 1991, Pope John Paul II s eighth encyclical, Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of the Redeemer), was published. In a pontificate so rich in ideas that its teaching has only begun to be digested, Redemptoris Missio stands out as a blueprint for the Catholic future. The vibrant parts of the world Church are living the vision of missionary discipleship to which the encyclical calls us. The dying parts of the world Church have yet to get the message, or, misunderstanding it, have rejected it which is why they re dying. Redemptoris Missio posed a forthright and formidable challenge to comfortable Catholics: look around you and recognize that ours are apostolic times, not Christendom times. Christendom, as Fulton Sheen said in 1974, is over.