For this writer, it was a tough Lent. Part of it, of course, had nothing explicitly to do with Lent. The news has generally been dreadful, a reminder, of why we need saving.
Let’s celebrate Easter for a while
O Life! O Death! O Mystery!
“Death is a mystery, an unknown. Jesus taught us, despite his fear in the garden, how to die well — with integrity and commitment. But he first taught us how to live, and that is our focus during this Easter season.”
Photos of the Week: April 11, 2023
In the spotlight: Easter Triduum, praying with tornado victims, Jesus Nazareno of the Ribbons
An Easter Octave challenge
“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?”
Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife
Some 45,000 people were present in the square for the morning Mass, the Vatican said, and by noon there were close to 100,000 people inside and outside the square for the pope’s Easter message and blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world).
Local religious communities to host Holy Week, Easter services and retreats
Tuesday, April 4 St. Cloud • Lenten reconciliation service at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Holy Thursday, April 6 Collegeville • Join St. John’s monastic […]
Bishop Neary: Doing the work of resurrection
“Each of us is called to be about the work of resurrection in our daily lives.”
Pope tells patriarch Catholics are ready for a common Easter date
Meeting the U.S.-born patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Christians of the East and West could finally agree on a common date for celebrating Easter.