During this Eastertide season, poet Tom Medlar offers a reflection on the consequences for us of Jesus’ resurrection, because He Rose.
The Day that Simon of Cyrene Met Jesus
Tom Medlar meditates on what the encounter was like between Simon of Cyrene and Jesus, when they met on the road to Calvary.
A Spring Season Reflection
A.K. Frailey experiences the outstanding joy of spring, allowing the presence of a greater Presence to infiltrate her mind.
The Poetry and Praise of Nature
Blog writer Sarah Pedrozo reminds us that nature also welcomes the Easter season with a burst of colors and activity to create its own poetry of praise.
Hope and Resilience
Blog Writer Margaret Zacharias offers a special journey into Holy Week with a story of Eastern Orthodox icons that spans centuries and countries. The treasure-filled history weaves in saintly and angelic visions given to a Swiss housewife, schoolboys’ antics, and brings us to an underground chapel at a monastery in Ireland for a special anniversary on Easter Monday.
When Jesus Rose from the Dead where was the Blessed Mother? Ask Pope St. John Paul II
When Easter morning arrived, someone was missing. That someone is the very linchpin of the salvation story. That someone is the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is nowhere to be seen or heard. Where was she? We will hear from the Gospel of John 20:1-9 how Mary of Magdala came to […]
Did Jesus Appear to His Mom after He Rose from the Dead? The Gospels never mention it.
Easter was two days ago, and on that glorious morning we heard from the Gospel of John. “Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and […]
The Promise of Lent and Grace of Eastertide
The one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. (Phillipians 1:6) As the end of Lent nears, we see how far we have come. And we see how far we have to go to become the holy children of […]
Rejoice! Gospel Meditations, by Louis Evely
Lent invites us to refresh our souls, to refocus our lives, to set things right. Rejoice! by Louis Evely, has a way of growing us out of our comfort zones into the light. It challenges us to lift our crosses and follow Jesus. Evely writes: “There were times when Jesus […]