Easter once felt like news. The shock of the empty tomb. The sought-after account of the first witness. The soaring and inexplicable triumph of it all.

Our ability to adapt creatively is a defining aspect of human nature.

Deacon Seraphim Wirth, a Franciscan Brother of Peace, will be ordained to the priesthood at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

Take the initiative and join a Christian group on campus to get connected.

St. Mary’s Cathedral was filled for the 22nd annual Honoring Marriage Day Mass and celebration with Bishop Donald Kettler May 4.

We can honor special women in our lives, even those not gifted with the physical role of motherhood.

Father James Albert Thoennes, 80, died April 26 at North Ridge Care Center, New Hope, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon on Wednesday, May 1, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Parish, Millerville, with burial in the parish cemetery.

The women stayed at the foot of the cross. They did not desert Jesus. They cared for his beaten, bloody body. They went in the dark to anoint him at the tomb with oil and spices. They stayed faithful to the daily, loving work of caring for others in body and soul.