--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | michaelconnorscsc description: michaelconnorscsc | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Connors-Easter-Fire-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/03/31/preaching-at-the-easter-fire) ## [Preaching at the Easter Fire](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/03/31/preaching-at-the-easter-fire) Published by [Timothy O'Malley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/timothy-omalley) The Easter fire has been lit. We stand at the edge of something which is beyond our control. Its warmth and light make all the difference in our lives and in our world. As preachers, we are invited to give voice to the Church’s faith, and the cornerstone of that faith, now and for all time, is the affirmation that Jesus Christ, put to death cruelly and unjustly, nonetheless lives and walks among u... 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In other words, Lent is the church’s springtime, a time of increasing light helping us to see more clearly, a season of new life and renewal, a time to renew our love. This is why the old missal could pray, “Each year you (God) give us this joyful s... 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