Easter is second only to Christmas in Mass attendance—and in a tight race with Halloween in candy consumption.
Easter
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Fear makes life harder. But faith makes freedom possible.
Bernice was smiling because she was free. Her horizon, which was her hope, was not her bed, or the ward, or the hospital—not even this world. Bernice’s eyes were fixed on the hope of heaven.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What happens when we die?
The resurrection of the dead—along with the transformation of the world—is the goal of all history. And this fulfillment already has a beginning in Jesus’ resurrection.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Jesus is risen. And so are our glasses.
He is risen! And so are our pint glasses, now that Lent is over. This week, we chat with Andy Otto, author of the new book God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary and author of the blog godinallthings.com. Who gets to be an expert on Ignatian spirituality? What are “God moments?” And how can […]
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What Saints Thomas and Thérèse learned when they touched the body of Christ
If we have faith, like Thomas and Thérèse did, we learn from Jesus that to love someone is to promise never to leave them.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Was Pontius Pilate an agent of Christian salvation?
A new book situates Pilate in the political and cultural milieu of the Roman Empire in the Middle East.
Posted inFaith, News
In Easter message, Pope Francis warns against the spread of conflict
Pope Francis used his traditional Easter Sunday message to call the bombing of a refugee convoy near Aleppo a “despicable attack” and urged world leaders to “prevent the spread of conflicts” despite mounting tensions in Syria and North Korea.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father James Martin: Holy Saturday teaches Christians the right way to wait
We are called to the wait of the Christian, which is called hope.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
It’s all Good… Friday. Jesuitical Ep. 8
Why is the Easter Vigil so long? And why should you definitely go anyway? We sat down with James Martin, S.J., (again) to talk about all things Holy Week. This week in Signs of the Times we explain where we got the phrase “Signs of the Times” (we didn’t make it up we promise), and […]
Posted inFaith, Video
Pope Francis visits prison on Holy Thursday
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and two men serving life sentences.