Family Living
April 2021
The Easter Season: Love in action
by Lorene Hanley Duquin One of Jesus’ central teachings is, “Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 15:12, RSV). Celebrate the Easter season as a family by trying to love the way Jesus loved. Dr. John C. Cavadini, a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, suggests the best way to help everyone in the family...
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Go and tell
by Cathy Donovan Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them. ...” Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” (John 20:17-18). When our daughter, Zoa, trotted off to preschool, she was clearly ready. The...
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Easter Is More than a Day
Happy Easter! We wish one another this joyful greeting on Easter Sunday, and yet, for Catholics, Easter is so much more than a single celebration. Easter is so important that we cannot celebrate it in one day. To fully celebrate the Easter season it takes 50 days, or a Pentecost (the Greek word for 50). And each one of these 50 days, in fact, is...
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