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).

Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever.

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday being celebrated as public holidays. The ...

He includes some detail or interest of theirs to remember them by, and later says a prayer for each one. "He's just in so many people's lives," Frost said. "He's never shy about asking for something.

Archbishop Eamon Martin unveiled and blessed the bronze statue of Saint Oliver Plunkett in Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, to honour all martyrs for the faith. The statue had been sculptured by ...

The Western artifacts section connects shoppers to Texas’s frontier past in tangible ways. Genuine cowboy gear – from worn leather chaps to spurs that once jangled across wooden boardwalks – offers ...

With the election of Leo XIV, we may soon hear where St. Peter’s new successor stands on the question of the death penalty.

The U-13 Community Games chess team is made up of six local children from three local schools: Cloonakilla NS; Cornafulla NS; ...

One of the things that keeps many of us from fully preaching the Kingdom is that we are encumbered by so many things and so many activities. The Lord tells us to travel lightly, for then we shall be ...

RickyRay Robertson is thankful to be alive and credits his faith and another, less expected, source for his survival — the ...

I made out the beginning of the phrase, “Señor mío…” At subsequent Masses, I listened more carefully, and heard the full ...

The story of Kevin Hansen’s “good death” is perhaps the most personal of the stories that Hansen and Father Michael Trummer ...