The Earthquake of the Resurrection

Bishop Barron's Easter homily centers on the resurrection of Jesus as a disruptive, transformative event, akin to an earthquake, challenging the human tendency to domesticate it into a harmless myth. He argues that the resurrection, unlike a fairy tale, is grounded in historical reality, evidenced by the disciples' eyewitness accounts of eating and drinking with the risen Christ. Drawing a parallel to the Roman centurion in the movie "Risen," Barron illustrates how the resurrection overturns expectations and defies the finality of death. He further explains the angel's appearance, radiating light, symbolizes the breakthrough of heaven into earth, transfiguring our fallen world. Barron urges listeners to embrace Easter as a revolutionary event that offers a new vision, not a mere folktale.