Joining host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on this episode of “Preach” ahead of the Second Sunday of Easter, Casey Stanton argues that the Acts of the Apostles are “a way to recover something that feels lost right now: a common life together.”
Easter
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appears to crowds on Easter Sunday after brief meeting with JD Vance
Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday to give the Urbi et Orbi blessing—to the city of Rome (“urbi”) and to the world (“orbi”)—but he also drove among the crowd in his jeep.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How Greg Boyle, S.J., preaches Easter joy to incarcerated people
Especially when preaching to young people who are stressed, traumatized or incarcerated, Father Greg Boyle has learned: If you’re not telling stories, they’re not listening.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What performing in a silent Stations of the Cross play taught me about slowing down
Lent, as a season of penance and preparation, served as the perfect time to push myself out of my spiritual and physical comfort zone––both for my own sake and for those coming to the performance.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ is the perfect film for Holy Week
Martyrdom finds perhaps its most powerful cinematic expression in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928), a classic of the silent film era and widely considered one of the greatest films ever made.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Every human wants to fly. Easter teaches us how.
A Homily for the Mass of Easter Day, by Father Terrance Klein
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This Holy Week, Christ is being crucified around the world
All over the world, Christ is again being crucified in the bodies of human rights lawyers and journalists who stand up for justice in the face of criminality, whether from gangs or governments.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Father Greg Boyle on living the resurrection this Easter—and every day
In this Easter Sunday episode of Preach, Greg shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., how we might recognize and receive God’s “tender glance” not only at Easter but every day.
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A young comedian’s complicated relationship with Catholicism
And the Easter Mass that moved her
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘King of Kings’ is a children’s version of the New Testament. Your spiritual results may vary.
A children’s version of the New Testament, ‘King of Kings’ is based on a work by Charles Dickens that was written as a gift to his children.