A virus can keep us from gathering. A spirit-wound, it can curtail the sacramental life Christ gave us. But no virus can separate us from Christ.
Easter
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Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Palm Sunday is celebrated in Jerusalem, with surgical masks, social distancing, and livestreaming services.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Because of Covid-19, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies without the public present
The Vatican explained that these adjustments are due to “the extraordinary situation” caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
New Catholics are a sign of hope
On Holy Saturday, thousands of catechumens and candidates in the United States will join the Catholic Church.
Posted inFaith, News
Easter at home is an ‘opportunity for faith,’ Vatican official says
Public gatherings, including Masses, have been banned in Italy through April 3, two days before Palm Sunday.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican says public will not be admitted to papal Holy Week liturgies
While public gatherings, including Masses, have been banned in Italy through April 3, Holy Week begins with the Palm Sunday liturgy April 5, so the notification from the Prefecture of the Papal Household was read as a sign that the ban would be extended, at least at the Vatican.
Posted inExamen, Faith
God brings us many little resurrections, every day
God is continually inviting us to growth and continually enabling us to let some things in our life die so that we can experience new life.
Posted inExamen, Faith
With the Resurrection, new life is possible for you too!
To live out the Resurrection we have to first truly believe in Jesus’s resurrection.
Posted inExamen, Faith
The life-changing mystery of Easter is too great for just one Sunday
The church, in its wisdom, gives us a whole liturgical season to celebrate Easter.
Posted inFaith, News
Interfaith groups in Indiana gather in prayer as response to Sri Lanka attacks
The “Solidarity Vigil and Interfaith Prayer” event, co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis-based Center for Interfaith Cooperation and the Muslim Alliance of Indiana, drew leaders in the city of the Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish and Muslim communities.