"All Changed, Changed Utterly"
Since my Irish childhood, Easter always brings to mind W. B. Yeats’ powerful poem “Easter C916.” He wrote it in honor of the “Irish Rising” against British rule that began on Easter Monday 1916, the name and date deliberately chosen to echo the rising of Jesus. Yeats’ refrain throughout the poem is “All changed, changed utterly. A terrible beauty is born.” It captured well the rebirth of the Irish nation through that Easter Rising – one hundred years ago this year. It also names the import of Easter for all who believe that “Christ is risen.” If we really believe it!
Paul stated bluntly the high stakes of Easter faith: “if Christ has not been raised, then our faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14). But how can we wager on this Easter gamble? How can we thank God with rock solid faith “for giving us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)? Continue reading at the Alumni Association website.
(Find this year's campus liturgy schedule for the Easter Triduum at this link.)