As Catholics prepare for Easter on Holy Thursday, Pope Leo also called on the faithful in his homily to overcome fear and a sense of powerlessness in responding to the world’s crises.
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Why moving from Lent to the Easter season is so tricky
No, I do not gorge on Cadbury Creme Eggs for seven weeks straight. But somehow a prolonged feast in the liturgical sense also throws me for a loop.
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On Easter, love has the last word
Loss always follows love, but in Christ, loss yields to love.
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Jesus’ outstretched hands on the Cross: an embrace—and a challenge
Jesus’ outstretched hands on the cross continue to inspire the compassionate embrace of others by his followers, although the endurance of that inspiration is being tested by some obstacles in today’s world.
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Israel to allow church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after they were initially barred from celebrating Palm Sunday.
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The Holy Spirit is more honking goose than gentle dove: A surprising Pentecost homily
On “Preach,” Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.
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Absence and true love on the feast of the Ascension
In the Resurrection and Ascension, love moves, changes, transforms and even becomes unrecognizable from how it began––just like Jesus in his newly resurrected body. But love never leaves.
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The Easter Season is almost over. Are you still celebrating?
Catholics should remember to build upon the growth we’ve experienced in Lent, both humanly and spiritually, throughout the Easter season
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At the water’s edge: A chaplain to fishermen and seafarers preaches the risen Christ
Deacon Marlowe Sabater, minister to seafarers and port workers, reflects on the Gospel story of the risen Christ meeting his disciples on the shore—and connects it to those who work and live at sea today.
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When all feels lost, see what God is doing in the Acts of the Apostles
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.”