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Month: April 2021

A Program for Bolstering Faith

Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky: In tumultuous times, the Church has infallible mechanisms to renew belief even if it takes generations.

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Risen Christ Is Hope That Does Not Disappoint

On April 4, 2021, Pope Francis delivered his traditional Easter message "Urbi et Orbi" � to the city and the world � underscoring how today we celebrate the event that gives us the hope that does not disappoint: "Jesus who was crucified …

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Christ Alive Today, Always Helps Begin Anew

In the hour of darkness when humanity is grappling with the pandemic and other ills, Christians need to take to heart the Easter message of the angel not to be afraid, assured that in Galilee where the Lord precedes them, their expectations will be fulfilled, their tears will be dried and their fears will be replaced by hope. Pope Francis made the point in his homily at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica April 3, 2021.

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Apr. 5 Monday in the Octave of Easter, Solemnity

The Lord has risen from the dead, as he foretold. Let there be happiness and rejoicing for he is our King forever, alleluia. According to Moses and the prophets, Christ was to suffer all “these things and so to enter into His glory. And what was this “…

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Monday in the Octave of Easter

Christ is risen! Unwilling to accept the reality that somehow the body of Jesus had disappeared despite the guards at his tomb, the Pharisees pay off the guards to say what they want them to say: “Say that his disciples came by night while you were asleep, and stole the body of Jesus. If Pilate […]

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Two More Regina Coelis: Is One Ever Enough?

Can you ever have enough on this glorious day? OF Easter? Or of alleluias! Or of Regina Coelis? Here is a glorious rendition, as performed by the always spot-on Voces8 ensemble:

And we cannot let Easter go by without Palestrina’s version of this…

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