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Was the angel in the tomb the same 'young man' who ran away naked during Jesus's arrest?

"on entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they were struck with amazement." (mark 16:5) ...
Fr David Howell

Hilaire Belloc's masterful 'The Cruise of the Nona' invites us to navigate life's mysteries

"i am now off to sail the english seas again, and to pursue from thought to thought and from memory to memory such things as have occupied o...
Julian Kwasniewski

Between the Cross and Resurrection: The Harrowing of Hell, according to J.R.R. Tolkien

easter time seems to get me reflecting on tolkien’s catholic imagination. i have previously written about how the dynamic of grace was portr...
Stefan Kaminski

Pontius Pilate and Judas Iscariot: should we have more sympathy for the villains of Christ's Passion?

the lengthiest readings of the liturgical year occur at the liturgy of the passion on good friday, when we hear the longest of isaiah’s “ser...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

BBC to feature St Winefride's Well in Good Friday broadcast of 'Pilgrimage'

the bbc will tonight screen the first of three hour-long episodes of its series pilgrimage following seven celebrity pilgrims, of differing ...
The Catholic Herald

£950,000 secured for ‘urgent repairs’ at first Catholic church built in Welsh Valleys

this year's easter celebrations at st illtyd’s catholic church in wales have received an additional boost with the church being granted fund...
The Catholic Herald

Easter calls for lamb – ideally slow-roasted and served with sauce soubise

at christmas, you may hesitate between turkey, beef, ham or goose, but at easter it just has to be lamb.  in the uk, lambs are slaughte...
Cornelia van der Poll

One of the Last Supper 'greats' arrives at National Gallery in time for Easter

nicolas poussin's eucharist , considered one of the greatest paintings of the last supper, has been acquired by the national gallery in time...
The Catholic Herald

New evidence indicates Turin Shroud not a European forgery

new scientific tests conducted on the famous shroud of turin have revealed that the flax used to make the linen was grown in the middle east...
Simon Caldwell

‘Prayer for Holy Week’ by Elizabeth Jennings: 'Love me in my willingness to suffer'

prayer for holy week love me in my willingness to suffer love me in the gifts i wish to offer        &nbs...
James Jeffrey