Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
John 20: 1-9

Whenever we reflect on God’s gifts of nature, or His complete revelation in Jesus Christ, we do not use these truths as weapons. We may use them to illustrate God’s plan for us more clearly, and we may use them to know His truth for our salvation, but we do not use His teachings to condemn anyone. Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI is an excellent example of this manner of presenting the truths of Jesus and His Church. He explains them clearly, kindly, fearlessly and with an understanding of human nature, but he does not use them to condemn anyone. All of this is important to remember as we reflect upon the place of the family in God’s plan.