Dear Readers,
What is your earliest memory?
Year: 2023
A response to His beauty: A journey from farm kid to art teacher
I grew up just outside of Ellsworth, Wis., during the 1980s on a family farm which served as the foundation for my faith, family, and creativity.
Living our faith, one work of mercy at a time
At Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) School in Beloit, the middle school students have been putting their faith into action through a year-long Works of Mercy Project.
The Resurrection and its place in our lives
Matthew is the only Gospel to narrate the plot of the chief priests in Jerusalem to discredit the truth of the Resurrection of Jesus by bribing the guards at the tomb to say that the disciples had stolen the body of Jesus at night. (Matthew 28: 11-15)
Moving forward . . . to where and when?
Spring is here in all of its blessed majesty and glory. Feeling the no-winter jacket weather outside these last few days made me think of other days with similar warmth.
Celebrando la Divina Misericordia: Parte 1
El segundo domingo de Pascua, la Iglesia Universal celebra la Fiesta de la Divina Misericordia, la cual fue instituida por San Juan Pablo II para recordarnos el inmenso perdón de Cristo [acabada de celebrar el 16 de abril de 2023]. La devoción al Señor de la Divina Misericordia congrega a millones de católicos que cada año expresan su amor y gratitud a Jesús, a través del rezo de novenas, de la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia, procesiones, entre otras prácticas religiosas.
Easter offers believers hope to begin again
In Connecticut, one of my older classmates took delight in asking younger seminarians what was the most important feast in the Catholic Church. If they replied Christmas, he would look at them as if he were deeply shocked.
Embrace Holy Saturday
In celebrating the Sacred Triduum, we can easily pass over the significance of Holy Saturday. We move from the pathos of Good Friday to the joy of the Easter Vigil on Saturday night, with just a few brief hours in between.
Dying to oneself is a sign of growing up
Usually exhaustion consumes me by Friday night.
Recibe el Sábado de Gloria
Al celebrar el Triduo Sagrado, fácilmente podemos pasar por alto el significado del Sábado de Gloria. Pasamos del dolor del Viernes Santo a la alegría de la Vigilia Pascual del sábado por la noche, con solo unas breves horas en el medio.