Spirituality
‘Peace be with you’ are words for fearful, anxious people
Anxiety, stress and fear dominate American culture, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. He points to Jesus in the Gospel for this Sunday's Mass as the giver of divine mercy, if only we open our hearts to him in faith.
Should you go to Mass if you’re in pain?
Father Kenneth Doyle counsels an elderly reader who suffers from arthritis on making the effort to get to church. In response to another reader, he clarifies what an "ambo" is, and how it should be used.
In faith, we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death
Our belief in Jesus’ resurrection calls us to rejoice, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. At Easter, we once again proclaim with renewed vigor and in one voice: “The Lord is risen, he is risen indeed. Alleluia, alleluia!”
Readings of the Holy Mass – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
From the handcuffed Christ comes our freedom
Christ took on our human limitations and bound himself long before his captors did so at the crucifixion. Jesus wears our invisible handcuffs and frees our hands for praise, writes Gina Christian.
Our holiest days, before the joy of Easter
Christians are about to enter into the days marking the death of Jesus through his resurrection and our redemption. See this package of reflections, several videos, a call to sacred art and even an Easter recipe.
The living Way of the Cross, a Hispanic tradition of faith
Across the country, Good Friday reenactments of Jesus' crucifixion on the streets of communities bring out faithful Hispanic Catholics and many others share in the suffering of Christ and to bring their own sufferings before his rising on Easter Sunday.
The new light shines brightly
The ritual of the Easter Vigil Mass is breathtaking: With Christ in the grave, the world is dark. But with his resurrection the light returns to us and is passed from person to person until the church, and the world, are filled with light.
Easter and redemption: The call to pay it forward
The beginning of faith is like that of the "beloved disciple," who, after seeing the Lord was risen from the dead, did not fully understand but spent the rest of his life trying to. Likewise, we live the redemption through our actions.
Let us rejoice and be glad!
Maria Morrow rejoices over Easter even as her kids get their new Sunday-best clothes muddy before Mass. Despite jelly beans in their pockets, Easter Sunday will come as it does regardless of a mom's best plans.