Pentecost: A Primer

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues,…

An Overview of Ascension and Pentecost

The Ascension occurred 40 days after Easter when Jesus Christ returned to Heaven. During the time…

Windows Into Heaven

This past Sunday, the Eastern Church celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy, which commemorates the Seventh Ecumenical…

Pope Offers Encouragement Amidst Coronavirus Crisis

On March 27, Pope Francis stood in front of a rainy, dark, and empty St. Peter’s…

No Mercy Without Justice

Over the Easter season, we are often reminded of the great beauty of the fact that…

Be “Vigil-ant”: Explaining the Church’s Longest Mass

It’s a Saturday night in early spring, and a few hundred Catholics are crowded around a…

Recognizing the Resurrected Lord

We just recently entered the most important liturgical season of the year, namely, Easter. During these…

Lenten Vigil

Jeffrey Bloechl is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, specializing in Christian and European…

Holy Saturday: The Harrowing of Hell

Growing up, there was a line of the Apostles’ Creed that always puzzled me, and it…

We are an Easter People

We all know the story. A man named Jesus of Nazareth, after His earthly pilgrimage was…