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The empty tomb In the reading from John’s Gospel for this Easter Sunday we are told that Mary Magdalene “came to the tomb early, while it was still dark…” (Jn. 20:1). We know from Luke’s ...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a symbol is “something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of ...

It’s the resurrection and its power we celebrate on Easter Sunday ... their day of worship from the sacred Saturday Sabbath to Sunday unless they truly believed he was risen? The tomb was empty. And ...

The lectionary for April 1—for Easter Sunday—is heavy on the heavy stuff, but it does contain one good joke. In the Gospel reading from John, Jesus finds Mary Magdalene weeping over the tomb. Mary, ...

The archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, announced this week that the 167 Catholics killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 will be included on the list of “Witnesses of Faith ...

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, "Good Shepherd Sunday," always focuses on Christ, the pastor of all creation. Today's Gospel makes up in depth what it lacks in length. The first verse tells us that ...

On Easter Sunday, young people were allowed to do things that would normally not be accepted like, for example, smearing windows with tar, or begging for money or schnapps.” The Easter witch ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he delivered the traditional Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Officials in rural ...

Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if someone’s lucky numbers or a random Quick Pick led to a big payoff the day after Easter Sunday. (The Easter holiday was April 20, 2025.) In case you’re ...