Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - All of the resurrection stories depict the Apostles and other disciples on a journey of sorts to understand the resurrection. A completely new reality was breaking into their world and challenging their understanding. Far from depicting the disciples as credulous, the texts describe them as shocked, troubled, and even quite dubious.

By Rev. Nolan T. Lowry - The event of the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ that we celebrate on Easter Sunday is an opportunity for all — not just converts, but all the baptized — to reflect on the great gift of what it is to be a Christian.  By our baptism, we share in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ; we are made adopted sons and daughters of the Father; we are cleansed of sin and receive the infusion of grace into our souls by the Holy Spirit....

By Rebekah Lamb, Catholic Herald - “God,” he says, “was so kind” as to “involve Africa in the salvation of the world”. His answer focuses on the dramatic role Africa played throughout salvation history. “You know, in the beginning, when Christ was born, and was to be killed by Herod, Africa received Christ, and saved Christ. And in the end of His life, it is an African who helped Jesus to bring His cross: Simon of Cyrene. So, what is nothing God will use to serve the world.”

By Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing - Cardinal Kasper.. argues that we now have, thanks to the Pope and Amoris Laetitia, a paradigm shift in moral theology. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago have lately repeated this idea of a paradigm shift…