The joy of Easter extends through May. Half the month is blessed with saints’ days, including two U.S. notables: recently beatified Teresa Demjanovich (8) and Damien de Veuster (10). 

In a way, this weekend’s readings speak of the ideal and the real. Conflict hits the community in Acts, and responsible persons step forward to try to resolve it.

After the departure of a loved one, what's left is often an assortment of odd things that become surprisingly meaningful. Whether the person in question has gone to war, moved away, or joined "those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith," their parting gifts are precious.

Like many people these days, I want to stick my head in the sand and pretend the overwhelming troubles of our world don’t exist.

At our house Sunday lunch was pasta. It always had been and I guess that I always expected that it would be.

As our celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection continues in this Easter season, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, not even if your whole world seems upset. If you find that you have wandered away from the shelter of God, lead your heart back to Him quietly and simply.

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