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By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report, April 14, 2024

Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author of Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?, Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”?, co-editor/contributor to Called To Be the Children of God, co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax (Ignatius), and author of the “Catholicism” and “Priest Prophet King” Study Guides for Bishop Robert Barron/Word on Fire. …

On the Readings for Sunday, April 14, 2024

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, which immediately precedes today’s Gospel and is unique to St. Luke, is one of my favorite stories in the four Gospels. Like other former Protestants who have become Catholic, I see it as a sort of microcosm of my journey into the Church.

As a young Evangelical, I spent time reading Scripture, as well as “conversing and debating” (cf. Lk 24:15) various points of theology and belief, especially while attending Bible college. Yes, I knew Jesus, not only through studying Scripture but also through walking with him, albeit often poorly and without a clear sense of the road before or behind.

Put another way, my walk as a Christian was often quite experiential and episodic, lacking an understanding of both the great depths and broad vistas of the ancient Christian faith. …

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