It was still dark on that first Easter morning when Mary Magdalene made her way to the tomb. Her heart was heavy, weighed down by sorrow and confusion. The last few days had been a whirlwind of ...

When we read or hear the Gospels today, we should perhaps not primarily regard them as historical accounts but as a message ...

I awoke in the dark that Sunday with my eyes swollen from weeping. For a moment, I could not remember why, and then it all came back to me in a sickening rush, and my stomach lurched. My beloved ...

You can find today’s readings here. Stop holding on to me. At first glance, Jesus’ words seem almost a bit callous. Mary Magdalene has been grieving alone at the tomb, weeping, keeping faithful watch.

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo) One of the ...

Find today’s readings here. “When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore.” It was during Easter of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic lockdown, that I realized that Mary Magdalene had ...

The encounter was one of a series of Saturday jubilee audiences of 2025, following a first meeting with pilgrims and a heart-to-heart with journalists. Pope Francis delivers his catechesis during the ...