Easter

Articles

Baptism and the New Life of Easter

At the Easter Vigil, the Church baptizes new Christians in the darkness and brings them into the light of the Resurrection. It's the most dramatic night of the year.

Divine Mercy Sunday

On the Sunday after Easter, the Church celebrates a feast with extraordinary promises, and an invitation to trust that no sin is beyond God's reach.

Holy Week

From the palms of Sunday to the empty tomb, this is the week that holds everything. Here's what happens, and why it matters.

Mary in the Easter Season

She stood at the Cross when nearly everyone else fled. She was given to us as Mother. And the Church believes she was among the first to see him risen.

Pentecost

Wind. Fire. A fisherman preaching. Three thousand baptized before sunset. This is how the Church was born.

The Ascension

Forty days after Easter, Jesus ascended into heaven, and took human flesh with him. At the center of the Trinity, there is now a beating human heart.

The Resurrection Appearances

After Easter Sunday, Jesus kept showing up, in a garden, on a road, in a locked room, by the sea. Each encounter reveals something we need to know.