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Article: Encounter with the risen Christ.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 9, 2005
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THERE is the story of a seminary professor who was lecturing a class of future preachers. He was trying to impress upon the students the importance of using facial expression to convey feelings when preaching.
"When you speak of heaven," he said, "let your face light and be irradiated with heavenly glow... When you speak of hell, well, your everyday face will do."
There are times when your "everyday face" reflects the hell you are going through.
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In the gospel for this 3rd Easter Sunday, for instance, the two disciples, who were walking toward the village of Emmaus, reflected a deep sadness and disappointment over the tragic end ...