Celebrating Liturgical Seasons
Growing by Experiencing the Feasts and Seasons of the Church Year
The Easter Season
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The season of Easter, a new season of grace and a time of joy and thanksgiving, is not one day or one solemnity—it is a fifty day celebration, and the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday together comprise "the great Sunday."
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Sandra Schneiders, IHM Preaches for Easter Sunday
Pauline Chakkalakal, Daughters of St. Paul (dsp) holds a Doctorate in Biblical Theology, besides Diplomas in Philosophy, Library Science, and Journalism & Public Relations. She is a member of Indian Theological Association (ITA), Catholic Biblical Association of India (CBAI), Society for Biblical Studies, India (SBSI, an Ecumenical Bible Scholars’ Forum), Indian Women Theologians' Forum (IWTF), Satyashodhak, a Mumbai-based Feminist Collective, Ecclesia of Women in Asia (EWA) and had been an active member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians.
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Be Fearless, Be Joyful, Be Renewed:
Living the Spirit of Easter
The Easter season – beginning on Easter Sunday and continuing for 50 days – is an opportunity for us to cultivate a spirit that defines who we are as Christians. So what does living the spirit of the Easter season mean in practical terms? This article explains three ways in which we can use these 50 days to cultivate an Easter spirit that enables us to be truly Christian: embracing joy, living without fear, and seeing the world again—as if for the first time.
Living the Spirit of Easter
The Easter season – beginning on Easter Sunday and continuing for 50 days – is an opportunity for us to cultivate a spirit that defines who we are as Christians. So what does living the spirit of the Easter season mean in practical terms? This article explains three ways in which we can use these 50 days to cultivate an Easter spirit that enables us to be truly Christian: embracing joy, living without fear, and seeing the world again—as if for the first time.
Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution
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From poisoning and injuring marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our waste streams and landfills, the exponential growth of plastics is now threatening the survival of our planet.
In response, Earth Day 2018 is dedicated to providing the information and inspiration needed to fundamentally change human attitude and behavior about plastics. Learn more. |
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CREATION AND THE CROSS:
THE MERCY OF GOD FOR A PLANET IN PERIL By Elizabeth A. Johnson In her splendid new book, Creation and the Cross, theologian St. Joseph Sr. Elizabeth Johnson takes on... the notion that salvation is an exclusively human matter, having nothing to do with the rest of creation.
"What would it mean," she asks, "to rediscover the biblical sense of the natural world groaning, hoping, waiting for liberation?" Johnson proposes an accompaniment theology of salvation, in which Jesus' brutal death "enacts the solidarity of the gracious and merciful God" with all those who suffer, including the poor, species that undergo extinction, and all the rest of creation. She traces this back to the creator God of the Hebrew Bible, the Holy One of Israel who promises liberation to the Israelites in Egypt and later in Babylon. |
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Catholics care about climate change.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE ACTION TOGETHER. Click the image below for more information.
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Laudato Si'
Pope Francis's encyclical on ecology and climate change, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home, has started new conversations on how we fulfill our duty to care for Creation. These exploration guides will help you dig deeper.
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Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
The feast of the Annunciation of the Lord celebrates Angel Gabriel's appearance to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38) and his announcement that she had been chosen to be the mother of the savior of the world. Also being celebrated during this feast was Mary's fiat, which means "let it be" in Latin—her willing acceptance of the news.
The Annunciation, which means "the announcement," is observed almost universally throughout Christianity, especially within Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Catholicism, and Lutheranism. The Annunciation always falls on March 25, exactly nine months before the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas. However, the celebration of the feast is transferred to a different date if it falls on a Sunday of Lent, during Holy Week, or during the octave of Easter. Read More. |
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APRIL 9, 2018
SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION ELIZABETH O'DONNELL GANDOLFO Click here for more information. |
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That Tomb is Still Empty 1
Published on Apr 4, 2015 Levi and Lia tell the story of the empty tomb. |
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That Tomb is Still Empty 2
Published on Mar 20, 2016 Levi and Lia once again tell the story of the empty tomb, this time joined by their new brother Luca (who has only been learning English since February!). |
