Happy Easter from ChurchPOP! 🙌 English editor Jacqueline Burkepile sings the glorious hymn, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lindsay, Texas. Her husband, Mat Burkepile, accompanies her on the organ. He is the parish’s music director and organist. Listen to the hymn below:...
Praise the Lord! As we announced in a Mar. 24 article, former EWTN News president Dan Burke was admitted to the intensive care unit for coronavirus symptoms. We requested prayers from our readers, as his condition was very serious. He also has a lifelong lung condition, making him much more...
This Holy Week already is shaping up to be different from any other in recent memory. Though we can’t celebrate Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection with our parish families, perhaps God is calling each of us to enter more deeply into these sacred mysteries with our family, the...
Selfishly, I want our church doors reopened and our church activities back to normal. I want that not just for us, but for all churches throughout the whole world. And I suppose you do too. But I want to share with you a different perspective: The Devil wants nothing more...
Let us pray with Pope Francis! Pope Francis released a special message to the world regarding Holy Week during the time of the pandemic. “I have the chance to enter your homes in a different way than usual,” he begins. “If you allow me, I would like to have a...
Praise God for our priests! Two priests from Connecticut and New Jersey recently led Eucharistic processions via airplane, petitioning Our Lord for deliverance and healing from COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Both priests said an Italian priest inspired them to lead the processions. Pastor Fr. Brian P. Gannon of St. Theresa...
