In John’s account of Easter Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene is the first to bear witness to the great truth that is still at the heart of the Christian witness: “I have seen the Lord.”

The China community will gather at 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection in a traditional sunrise worship service. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church will host the service and Rev. Fleming will preach.

Maundy Thursday recalls the Last Supper, when Jesus gathered his disciples around the table and told them to remember him through their love for one another.

Palm Sunday represents a shift in mood from Lent. After about five weeks of somber preparation for remembering the crucifixion of Jesus, and leading into the darkest week of the Christian year, it is a day of festivity and celebration (though somewhat hollow in retrospect).

As we continue the journey toward Good Friday (and the promise of Easter beyond), we will look at another of the times that Jesus speaks with his disciples about his upcoming death and resurrection, and what that will mean for […]

This week’s reading, John 3:14-21, contains what is undoubtedly the best known scripture reference, John 3:16. Often seen at sporting events and other public gatherings, it highlights a verse at the heart of the passage, “For God so loved the world […]