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Easter
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Meet the families who farm all of your Easter lilies
Our Apr. 4 guest is Jim McDermott, S.J., America’s Los Angeles correspondent. We discuss her recent article, “The remarkable life of the Easter lily and the farmers who make it happen.” We also discuss these articles: An attack on the integrity of the census is an attack on the voting rights of minorities Is ‘dialogue’ […]
Posted inFaith, News
Easter hope breaks routine, unleashes creativity, Pope Francis says
“Do we want to share in this message of life,” he asked in his homily, “or do we prefer simply to continue standing speechless before events as they happen?”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Jesus’ church offers truth, comfort despite efforts to discredit it
There is hope “because from your cross—the fruit of greed and cowardice of many doctors of the law and hypocrites—came the resurrection,” which turned darkness into eternal light and shows that Jesus’ love is their hope, Pope Francis said.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Cupich praises activists against gun violence at Good Friday procession
The Good Friday march in Chicago included re-enactments of the Last Supper and Crucifixion, along with a call to action to prevent gun violence.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
This year, see the Easter candle through the eyes of an infant
Newness comes easily for infants, but a Lent practiced with intention provides newness for the rest of us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Easter and Passover have more in common than you think
There are deeper, underlying commonalities that join the two holidays.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
A short history of the Passion narrative and how it’s used to justify anti-Semitism
In liturgically celebrating the truth and power of the passion narratives, however, we must be equally energetic in proclaiming, as did Pope John Paul II on the Auschwitz anniversary: “Never again anti-Semitism!”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Beer and pretzels on Good Friday? It’s tradition.
Good Friday may be a somber day, but it does not necessarily have to be a perfectly sober one.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ’s resurrection reveals the dignity and destiny of humankind
Leonardo da Vinci believed that man was a microcosm of the world, imbued with meaning.