Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Easter has long been a mix of the secular and the sacred, of candy, flowers and ...
Resurrection Sunday is a day when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As a family, we should come together to worship the Lord with hearts of praise. Although Easter is often associated ...
The morning of Easter Sunday has a way of feeling especially joyful. The baskets are full, the table is set, and the day carries that unmistakable sense of hope that comes with spring. Yet beyond the ...
The Gospel from Matthew features Jesus’ appearance to the women early on Easter morning, while the one from John’s Gospel features the examination of the empty tomb. Gaudenzio Ferrari, ‘Christ Rising ...
It’s 15 years since I authored Raised with Christ. In the book I urged Christians not to neglect the resurrection of Jesus. Today I am eagerly awaiting the publication of the second edition of that ...
(The Conversation) — Women’s preaching is controversial in some Christian denominations – but key to the biblical story of Jesus’ resurrection. (The Conversation) — On Easter Sunday, festively ...
“Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” Words that seem strange and out of character in our world of chaos, division, and uncertainty. Words that were just as amazing and anomalous that first Easter Sunday.
Sunday, April 20, is the Resurrection of the Lord. Mass readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9. After Mary Magdalene came to ...
New Delhi: Easter Sunday is rarely imagined without brightly coloured eggs, cheerful hunts and the joyful crack of shells at family tables. Yet this familiar custom carries meaning far deeper than ...
Not so long ago, I was visiting a dying woman. To console and encourage their mother, her daughters, who were also present, said that she would soon be reunited with her husband. She asked me if I ...
American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series looks at Easter in the Black church. American Black Journal’s "Black Church in Detroit" series explores the messages of Easter and what the ...
A Christian pilgrim rests her head while praying during Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old ...