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Easter Vigil

Lent Is Preparation for the Great Vigil of Easter

By Daniel Martins While the season of Lent is multifaceted, it can never be fully or properly understood apart from its connection to the sacrament...

Notes for Next Year’s Easter Vigil

Here's how to breathe fresh life into the Great Vigil of Easter.

Christ’s Harrowing of Hell

The paradox of the Paschal Mystery is that both the silent suffering and the first celebration of Easter are the truth of Holy Saturday.

Miriam the Prophet

Who is this woman, tapping a tabor, rejoicing in song, elegant in beauty, more than Egyptian?

With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility

Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.

Miriam: Always More to be Sought Out

Miriam sings with joy and delight, and we are caught up in this painting. Her song has been sung at the Easter Vigil through the centuries and throughout the world.

Resurrection, Ascension

Like all true prayer, the rosary draws us into conversation with the maker of heaven and earth, God Almighty.

A thought experiment: where to place baptisms at the Easter Vigil

I realized one day how many things I did as a priest because I liked them without having thought them through and without trying to understand the "why" behind my actions.

The river at Eastertide

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.

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