St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the eternal ‘After Easter’ joy of heaven.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Find today’s readings here. When I read Luke’s Gospel about the ...

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