It is basic to Christian faith that believers serve one another as an expression of their belief in God.
Scripture
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Like the disciples, we are not meant to live behind locked doors.
Staying behind closed doors may make us feel safe, but it keeps us from the people, the events and experiences that we need in order to grow into the selves we were meant to become.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis delivers stirring message of hope to humanity in its ‘darkest hour’ at Easter Vigil
At the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening, Pope Francis delivered an inspiring homily in which he likened the experience of the women in Jerusalem to that of people around the world today as they endure the Covid-19 epidemic.
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If contagion comes from sin, in Christ’s death God gives the vaccine
The contagion that matters most the Son of God will receive into his own flesh.
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What Holy Thursday means when we cannot gather as church
The core of the church is contained in these words of Christ: “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Mt 18:20). The church must gather, must be collected by the call of Christ in order to fully be the church.
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What is Easter without the Eucharist?
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.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Building a community of faith, even from a distance
Our ideas of connection and community have been put to the test. Today’s readings reveal how early Christians connected with people in order to spread the faith.
Posted inFaith, The Word
How can we follow the example of the disciples this Easter?
It was the breaking of bread that revealed Jesus’ identity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Thoughts on the Magdalene, Part 2
Another look at the story of Mary Magdalene and interpretations of her throughout history.
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In his Passion, Christ is true to his preaching
The preaching of our Lord in the Gospel of St. Matthew—the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, the parables—has come to a close. Now the preacher embraces his passion.