Christ has Risen! Alleluia!


Well, I spent this break at school, and I think it was an excellent decision. I very much enjoyed the events throughought the weekend, and the Easter Vigil was one of the coolest experiences that I have had here.

I saw the Passion on Thursday, and it was the first time I had ever seen the film. It is so powerful, and I love how the language is not English, I think it adds a whole other dimention to the movie. It's really easy when watching the movie to think of how that's actually how things took place, how Jesus actually took such a heart beating even before he was nailed to a cross. I think anyone who has seen the movie has been impacted by it. I know that one of the hardest parts for me was when Mary goes to Jesus when he falls. I was watching the movie with about 15 girls from the SOL houshold, and I think everyone was weeping, or at least leaking a bit.

The Easter Vigil was one of the most joyous occasions that I have ever been to. The point in the mass after the first 7 readings that cover salvation history was well done and powerful. It started with a trumpet playing the melody to the Gloria while the Fieldhouse was still dark, and then the lights came on and the cover was pulled off of the cross, showing a beautiful arrangement of flowers where Jesus was. The music was so beautiful, and I think everyone was moved inside.

I enjoyed a lovely Easter Brunch this morning with my family and my sister's household. I ate all kinds of delicious foods!

We went and saw a movie after Brunch, an apparant Sherwood tradition after major holidays. We saw "The Wild," which pretty much turned out to be a dud. The movie was very pretty and graphically well done, but the storyline, characters, and voices didn't really do anything for me. The storyline didn't really go anywhere, and to top it off, you could see where the story was going from the moment the movie started. I would probably give it a 3 out of 10, being that I have seen worse, and definately expect a lot more from Disney.

Well, that's all for this post, sorry that I havn't been keeping up, come back periodically, and click the ads on the page if you would like to support the "help Ken have money to take Laura out on a date" fund.

God Bless