The importance of Easter to Christians cannot be understated. After all, the festival commemorates the day that Jesus rose from the dead, conquering death and offering eternal salvation to all for all ...

Last Sunday we celebrated Easter, the holiest day of the Christian calendar. Easter, as you probably know whether or not you're a Christian, marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the Sunday ...

While the Easter Bunny has become the cultural mascot of the holiday, some local educators are hoping that by planting the seeds early, children will grow up not only knowing the Christian meaning ...

Flowers are springing up, birds are singing, and all around us, we sense that we’re finally crawling out of the gloom of the deadly global pandemic. We have lost loved ones, income, businesses, and ...

Sunday, May 4, is the Third Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 or John 21:1-14 The Gospel today focuses on Peter’s ...

The thought occurred to me recently that I really don’t have the same kind of childhood memories of Easter that I have of other holidays. My childhood Easter memories are simply not as sharply defined ...

“In Easter island …the shadows of the departed builders still possess the land…the whole air vibrates with a past purpose and energy which has been and is no more. What was not? Why was it?” ...

It was about this time last year that I tried thinking of a different way to teach Sunday school youngsters the spiritual meaning of Easter. I ruled out Easter eggs, because of the many ads that imply ...