Spirituality
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.
Recipe: Sweet Easter pie with ancient farro
The highly nutritional and nutty-flavored farro grain plus ricotta cheese and eggs form the foundation of this quiche-style filling for the traditional Italian pie meant to celebrate the end of the Lenten fast.
Pray with art this Easter
When we pray, sometimes we get stuck in forms that we learned long ago. But God speaks and touches us in many ways, and one of them is through art that inspires.
A night for telling stories
The Easter Vigil is a time for recounting our journey on earth and into eternity, writes Laura Kelly Fanucci. Sharing our sacred stories helps us understand ourselves, our world and our God.
Palm Sunday: To love as Jesus loved us
Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the contrasts of the readings for this Sunday, showing how amid the praise for Jesus' on the streets and his rejection and crucifixion, his faith in the Father remains constant.
Palm Sunday: The entrance into Holy Week
One day's contrasts -- the crowds cheering Jesus and then his crucifixion -- which we hear on Palm Sunday introduce Christians to the saving mysteries of Christ's passion, death and resurrection.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
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. Reflect on this Sunday's Scriptures with our commentaries and podcasts.
What our palm branches really mean
Now at Palm Sunday, our private Lent becomes public as we pick up palms and pick up our cross. We make public our witness to Jesus, who comes to us on the humble donkey.