Easter season

“It may be worth considering, as we enter into this new season, how we might use the coming weeks to intentionally continue to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. What fruit might we carry over from our Lenten experiences?”

Titled “Let Us Care for Our Common Home,” the hymn focuses on the beauty of nature but also challenges human behavior toward the planet so people will make more thoughtful choices about the environment.

The Easter season, which lasts until Pentecost, is a time for rejoicing and for always seeking out the risen Christ, Pope Francis said.

Here are ideas for living out the 50 days of the Easter season with your family

“How often, when we hear this story about Thomas, do we admonish him — and maybe ourselves, too — for doubting, for wanting proof?” Bishop Kettler asks in his latest Friday VIDEO message reflecting on Sunday’s Gospel reading. “We see this as a negative thing. But perhaps God is asking us today to see doubt in a new way. What if we look at Thomas’ questions as ‘hungers’ rather than doubts?”

We know the Lord hears the cry of the poor. We, too, need to listen.