“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” • John 20:2b Once a year, we as church stand in this same spot and...
Easter
Explore U.S. Catholic articles on Easter—reflections, prayers, and resources celebrating the resurrection of Christ and the joy of the season.
My friend and I were eating at a restaurant in South Bend, Indiana when someone called the police on us. She accused us of scaring her 8-year-old daughter. The...
As winter begins to melt away, I’m thinking about dumpster diving again. I started last year when I realized how much college students throw away at the end of...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Holy Week is a time for pondering the deepest mysteries of the Christian faith, especially how in the betrayal, suffering...
I love Holy Week. With its processions, readings, incense, colors, and music, it is the most theatrical time of the liturgical year, when each of us can step...
As I paced up and down the aisles of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on a quiet, gray January morning, I found myself transfixed by...
At the risk of sounding cliché, there is something special about football Saturdays at the University of Notre Dame. Whether you have zero interest in...
I stood more than 4,000 feet above sea level—close to one mile. As I approached the Johnston Ridge Observatory in the Cascade Mountains, the world opened up...
As a Catholic, this year I am not experiencing the joy of the Easter season. Instead, I am in pain. I am sad. I am retraumatized by the death of Black...
Researching COVID-19, scientists used a human cell line called “HeLa” to isolate and identify how the virus infects human cells. HeLa cells reveal both the...
