Several U.S. bishops are extending greetings to the Jewish community as its members celebrate Passover (Pesach), which commemorates the divine liberation of the ancient Israelites from enslavement in Egypt as recounted in the book of Exodus.
"Passover is a time of thoughtful reflection
In his latest column, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, draws a parallel between the story of Christ’s resurrection and two classic novels — Walker Percy’s “The Moviegoer” and Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov.” Father Briscoe writes: “The Easter story
Many Catholics arrive at Easter exhausted, having thrown themselves into their Lenten penance. With the 40 days of fasting and prayer behind us, the Easter season is a time of feasting and revelry. The simple fact that the 50 days of the
Just as early Christians were sustained by the words of St. Peter describing Jesus' resurrection as offering a "new birth into a living hope," so too should the Christians of the Holy Land today be encouraged and empowered by this knowledge as
Preparing us for the Resurrection of the Lord, Father Joshua Whitfield reflects that God sometimes must repeat grace. We may not take notice at first. Mary Magdalene thinks at first Jesus’ body has been stolen; that’s why she runs to Peter and
Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, begins the Church’s celebration of Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday — commemorating the Last Supper — Good Friday — where we remember Christ’s crucifixion and death for all sinners — the Easter Vigil on
Easter is here! Alleluia, he is risen! We have made it through our Lenten fast, we have walked with the Lord during his passion and death, and we rejoice now in his resurrection. It is, quite rightly, a time for feasting and
Our Sunday Visitor columnist David Mills examines from a different perspective the passage in Scripture where Christ asks his followers to “take up your cross and follow me.” Mills asks, sincerely: What if the cross you’ve been given wasn’t accepted by choice?
Father Jonathan Mitchican writes: “Easter forces us to think about our bodies. Jesus saves us in and through his body. In his resurrection, he gives us a glimpse of what our bodies will ultimately be like. Therefore, the more we understand about
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.
"Let us have the courage to put an end to