He Has Risen!

He Has Risen! Alleluia! We Have Risen With Him! Alleluia!
Now that the Easter Season is upon us, let us take time to reflect on the extraordinary and undeserved gift we have received through Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection —… Read More

The Ancient Author and You

Today’s second reading from the Office of Readings is a sermon from “an ancient author”. I always find these anonymous selections a bit frustrating, because there is no way to find out how ancient. When it’s Chrysostom, Melito of Sardis,… Read More

Obama Wishes You a Very Religious Easter

President Obama, as I’ve been reporting, has of late been proclaiming his religiosity, sounding like he’s been perusing the Bible every chance he gets and has suddenly become steeped in its phrases.
Meanwhile, he’s actually started attending church, with cameras… Read More

What Has Happened to Jesus?

Gospel (Read Jn 20:1-9)
On Palm Sunday, the narrative of our Lord’s Passion ended with these words:  “Then they rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb” (Mk 15:46b).  Jesus’ dead Body had been quickly prepared for burial, because… Read More

What is the Triduum and Why Should I Care?

Three days in a row at church?  Maybe it sounded miserable when you were six, but this year you’re much older and wiser.  More importantly, you have gotten to know the person of Jesus Christ.  And there is no better… Read More

Easter Changes Everything

Christmas occupies such a large part of the Christian imagination that the absolute supremacy of Easter as the greatest of Christian feasts may get obscured at times. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, an Italian biblical scholar, suggests that we might begin to… Read More

Experiencing the Miracle of Easter in our Lives, Part 2

Editors Note: This is the second of a six-part series on “Experiencing the Miracle of Easter in our Lives.” The articles also include discussion questions to allow them to be used in Easter (or post-Easter) discussion groups.
What Happened to… Read More

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