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In the lectionary option from the Gospel of John for the Mass of Easter Day, Mary of Magdala breathlessly reports to the disciples after visiting the tomb: “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” If you’ve wondered where all the missing jobs have gone . . .
"He went about doing good,” says the apostle Peter of Jesus in the reading from the Acts of the Apostles for the Mass of Easter Day. A CBS News report last Sunday sent shock waves through both the publishing and philanthropic worlds when it challenged the authenticity . . .
We have died with Christ and our life is hidden with Christ, says the optional reading for the Mass of Easter Day from the Letter to the Colossians. As the nation marks the one-year anniversary of the onset of the deadly Gulf oil spill . . .
"The right hand of the Lord has struck with power,” the psalmist proclaims during the Mass of Easter Day. Tornados struck with devastating power last weekend as severe storms cut a deadly swath across 15 states. At least 47 lives were lost in one of the worst spring weather systems in U.S. history . . .
“We embrace the cross; we lift it high and reverence it, for it is a symbol not of death but of the new life gained for us by the Risen Christ.”
In 2010 U.S. corporate profits rose 29.2 percent, the fastest growth in 50 years, and the median pay for the CEOs of large U.S. corporations rose 21 percent. Pay increases for all private industry workers averaged 2.1 percent in 2010.