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Digging Deeper: The Great Vigil of Easter

"In one sense, the history of our Church could be summed up in the words of the disciples as they told their story to Thomas: 'We …

by Living the Good News During the great feasts of the Church year, the gospel readings are taken from John’s gospel, much …

"To keep a good Lent means to draw closer to God and one another and to prepare ourselves once again to renew our covenant with …

from Living the Good News The seven “O Antiphons” originated in the daily monastic prayer of the eighth and ninth centuries. …

The incarnation is more than an article of faith reserved for theological textbooks. It is a statement about the manner …

In the three-year lectionary cycle, the gospel readings for Year B are drawn primarily from the Gospel According to …

The readings for the last Sunday after Pentecost are full of references to the return of Christ, when evil will be …

In the religious education program, teaching compassion and justice can begin in the classroom but gradually opens to …

from Living the Good News Having a goal like building the kingdom cannot be accomplished unless one identifies the tasks that …

by Sharon Ely Pearson It was on October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the church in …

If high-school teens (Grades 9, 10, 11, & 12) could describe themselves, here are some things they might tell us. …

In her autobiography An American Childhood, poet and essayist Annie Dillard describes her growth process as a series of …