As we heard in today’s Gospel from Saint John, Jesus made Saint Peter the visible foundation, the rock, of His Church. Jesus entrusted the keys of the Church to him. The bishop of the Church of Rome, successor to Saint Peter, is “head …

We are all familiar with the little fish emblem on bumper stickers indicating a Christian driver in the car ahead. Sometimes the word Jesus, or a cross, is inserted inside the fish’s body.
Have you wondered why a fish is used as a …

More photos from Easter Sunday, Mar 31, 2013.

The Second Sunday of Easter, is also known as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” The Catholic Church has been celebrating this Feast ever since Blessed Pope John Paul II made it official on April 30th in the Jubilee Year 2000.
The Feast serves as an annual invitation to …

Easter Triduum, Holy Triduum, Paschal Triduum, or The Three Days, is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday (the vigil of Good Friday) and ends with evening prayer on Easter Sunday, the three-day period therefore from …