How to Understand Easter
BY FATHER KEVIN REYNOLDS –Â Because Holy Week commemorates the culmination of Christ’s human life, it is observed by Christians as...
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Mass Readings 5 April – 12 April, 2015
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, April 5, Easter Sunday Acts 10:34, 37-43, Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23,...
Stations of the Cross – I Jesus is condemned to death
Station I by Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-1319), tempera on wood in the Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Siena; Jesus is...
Pope: A Good Easter means making Jesus’ Passion our Own
By Laura Ieraci, Catholic News Service For a “good Easter,” Christians must do more than simply recall the passion of...
The Devil is no Medieval, Fanciful Figure
From John Lee, Johannesburg It is said that in our day there are no devils left in hell: they have...
Papal ecology: Protecting all God’s creatures
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service The Catholic Church supports the efforts of scientists to study the causes and effects...
The Fact of the Resurrection of Jesus
BY DEACON GREG GARNIE The pinnacle of all four gospels is the Resurrection of Jesus. As events go, this is the...
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for April
Universal Intention: Respect God’s gift of the Earth -That people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a...
Via Dolorosa Pilgrims Walk by Faith
For centuries Christian pilgrims have walked the Via Dolorosa the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem. The route might not...
