SEASONS & CELEBRATIONS

Easter hope: God in our future

At a cafe in Chicago, I was chatting with a British former journalist and economist who is currently director of social responsibility and sustainability at a large European company.

At Easter, the stones of sin, despair, are rolled away, Pope says at vigil

VATICAN CITY – As individuals and as a Church, it can be tempting to dwell on mistakes, failures and sins that block the fullness of life, but Easter is the proclamation that the Lord is victorious and his love will triumph, Pope Francis said."Easter is the feast of tombstones taken …

Only risen Christ can bring peace to world at war, Pope says at Easter

ROME – As the machine of warfare continues to churn out more dangerous weaponry, only the power and joy of Christ's resurrection can fill hearts with comfort and peace, Pope Francis said before giving his Easter blessing.

Continuing Easter celebrations, Pope again prays for Sri Lanka

VATICAN CITY – On Easter Monday, Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in praying for the hundreds of people who died or were injured in bomb blasts the previous day in Sri Lanka.

Faithful around Diocese celebrate Risen Lord on Easter Sunday

The sun shone brightly on faithful from around the Diocese as thousands gathered on Easter Sunday to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. In two of the Diocese’s parishes – St. Joan of Arc, Marlton, and St. Isidore the Farmer, New Egypt – faith, new life and a sense of …

Blessing of the Baskets in Lakewood helps keep faith in the Easter feast

Hours would pass before Kasia Pawka, her husband, Jacek and their daughters Marta and Ula could breakfast on the culinary treasures that filled the woven reed basket sitting tucked between them on a pew in Lakewood’s St. Mary of the Lake Church.

A message from Bishop O'Connell: Easter faith in God's mercy will defeat sin

Good and evil are deeply rooted in humankind; they coexist.  When God created the world, however, Scripture tells us, “God looked at everything he had made and found it very good (Genesis 1: 31).”   How did evil originate?  The Book of Genesis goes on to talk about the “Garden …

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