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When does Easter end?
The Church treats Easter as a prolonged celebration of the resurrection rather than a feast that ends on Easter Sunday night
James Bradbury
Will there be food in Heaven?
The Resurrection affirms the goodness of the body and hints at a renewed creation in which nothing good is lost
Clement Harrold
Pope Leo's Easter Sunday message in full
In a world marked by injustice and grief, the resurrection proclaims a hope that does not fade
The Catholic Herald
The triumphant voice of Melito of Sardis
In one of the earliest Easter homilies, Melito of Sardis proclaims the risen Christ as conqueror of death, liberator of the bound, and the Passover of our salvation.
Melito of Sardis
Paschal Homily
St John Chrysostom’s Easter homily proclaims the triumph of Christ’s Resurrection, inviting all, early and late, to share in the joy, mercy and victory over death
St John Chrysostom
Mental sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion
St John Henry Newman meditates on Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, drawing readers into the mystery of His suffering in both body and soul
St John Henry Newman
Veronica against the crowd
Veronica’s quiet act of love offers a stark rebuke to a culture that demands reward, conformity and approval at every turn
Brother René Stockman
Good Friday reflection
Pope Benedict XVI on the cross: what appears as defeat is in truth the triumph of God’s love, which enters even the darkest places to bring new life
Benedict XVI
Out of the world: the goal of Holy Week
Jared Staudt reflects on Holy Week as Christ’s great Exodus, calling Christians to look beyond this world and follow him on the path to the Father
R. Jared Staudt
On the betrayal and Last Supper
St John Chrysostom points to Judas as the warning: greed can harden the heart to the point of betrayal, bringing ruin in this life and the next
St John Chrysostom
Sermon on the Washing of the Feet
St Augustine on Christ washing the disciples’ feet: even the baptised must still be cleansed daily, as we walk through a fallen world and learn humility before God
St Augustine of Hippo
Sermon on the Passion
St Leo the Great on the Passion: Christ’s suffering reveals both the depth of God’s mercy and the tragedy of Judas
St Leo the Great
Following Our Lord into Jerusalem
The liturgy of Palm Sunday places Christ’s entry into Jerusalem beside his Passion so we may enter more deeply into the mystery of salvation
Fr Samuel Burke OP
What does Holy Week teach us about the meaning of suffering?
Brother René Stockman writes that Holy Week reveals how suffering and redemption are inseparable: from the Cross to the Resurrection, Christ enters human suffering to defeat it from within and open the path to eternal life
Brother René Stockman
The alternative between death and immortality enters the definition of man
Reflecting on Genesis, St John Paul II explains how the command concerning the tree of knowledge introduces the dramatic choice between life and death at the heart of human freedom
Pope St John Paul II
Sermon for the Annunciation
St John of Damascus reflects on the power of Our Lady on the feast of the Annunciation
St John of Damascus
On the Resurrection of Lazarus - it is a reality that goes beyond our reason
In a 2011 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reflects on the raising of Lazarus as a sign that death is not the end, describing Christ as “the resurrection and the life” who overcomes the limits of human reason
Pope Benedict XVI
Man’s awareness of being a person
Reflecting on Genesis, St John Paul II argues that man’s awareness of being a person emerges through self-consciousness, free will and the discovery of the body
Pope St John Paul II
Ezekiel’s chariot: symbolism, science and the structure of revelation
In the third reflection in his series on the Book of Ezekiel, Fr Patrick Pullicino explores how the prophet’s chariot vision uses layers of symbolism to bridge the spiritual and the measurable world
Fr Patrick Pullicino
St Joseph and the greatness of hidden holiness
St Joseph says nothing in the Gospels, but gives us a model of silent strength, steady virtue and faithful service in the ordinary duties of life
Fr Gary Dench
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