The Easter Vigil is a Mass that bears only a basic resemblance to typical Catholic weekend worship, but in breaking from that form it brings home the power of the Resurrection anew.
Easter
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for an Easter truce in Ukraine, leading to ‘peace through a true negotiation’
On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis made an appeal to “lay down the arms in Ukraine” and asked, “What kind of a victory would it be to plant a flag on a heap of ruins?”
Posted inFaith, Pope Francis Homilies
Read: Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday 2022. ‘God can forgive every sin.’
“In the course of this week, let us cling to the certainty that God can forgive every sin. He forgives everyone. He can bridge every distance, and turn all mourning into dancing.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Holy Week Film Festival: A guide to choosing movies to watch in the lead up to Easter
I’d like to propose a new way of celebrating this holiest of weeks, something that hopefully deepens our Catholic imaginations and prepares our hearts for the Easter season.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a child, I thought praying the Stations of the Cross was boring. My Lenten prayer group proved me wrong.
Praying and savoring the Stations of the Cross with friends can add a new dimension to the season of Lent.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Everyone is called to preach
April 17, 2022, Easter Sunday: Mary Magdalene is called to preach not because she was first on the scene, but because of her openness to hearing and answering Jesus’ call.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
No, ‘the Jews’ did not kill Jesus
A Reflection for the Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Like the disciples, we search for Easter hope in the wake of Good Friday suffering
The promise of eternal life must lead to greater forgiveness and reconciliation, not passivity in the face of injustice. Such reconciliation can come about only when judgment is left in the hands of God.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
‘Let’s get rid of Lent?’ Not so fast.
From 1982: “When unemployment and nuclear weapons sound the notes of despair and dread in our land, many Catholics too may find the sober lessons of Lent more instructive than ever this year.”
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Let’s Do Away with Lent
“Isn’t it odd that 2,000 years after the Resurrection the emphasis in Christianity is still more on the cross than on the empty tomb?” wrote Frank Moan, S.J., in 1982.