Easter: Leaving Egypt, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Apr 24, 2025

 Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org

We often think—perhaps especially in Lent—that the key to a sound spiritual life is a combination of penitence and penance, sorrow and suffering for our sins, a conviction that without genuine contrition, reparation and amendment we can neither draw close to God nor be saved. This recognition and commitment can be a first step, but subsequent steps can go in a circle if we think the process is undertaken through our own strength.

Easter sends us a different message, which we also need to accept—the message that Christ has conquered not only sin but its consequence in death. In other words, Christianity does not begin with our repentance; it begins with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. …

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