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April 22, 2019

Pope Francis: The resurrection is the most shocking event in human history

April 22, 2019

Pope Francis said Monday that the resurrection of Christ is the most shocking event in human history. “What was humanly unthinkable happened,” Pope Francis said April 22. “‘Christ, my hope, is risen!’ And in Him we too are resurrected, passing from death to life, from the slavery of sin to the freedom of love.” The

The Resurrection is no mere ‘symbol’ – it is a real event

April 22, 2019

In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis describes everything in heaven as “much solider than things in our country.” That phrase came to mind with the juxtaposition of seeing many images of Caravaggio’s “Incredulity of St. Thomas” and an Easter Day interview in the New York Times with progressive theologian and president of Union Seminary, Serene

Sri Lanka Easter attacks draw international condemnation

April 22, 2019

Religious and civil leaders have responded with condolences, prayer, and calls for justice after several explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds more on Easter Sunday. Calling it “a very, very sad day for all of us,” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, canceled all remaining