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It all comes down to the Empty Tomb. Yes, the meaning of all of human history and of the entire universe hinges on whether the tomb really was empty. The reason is quite simple: the Empty Tomb means Jesus really did rise from the dead. And if Jesus really did...
Everyone knows the meaning of Good Friday. But what about Holy Saturday? Good Friday is the day when we remember that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The same is true of Easter Sunday, when everyone knows we celebrate that he rose from the dead in triumph over...
Great news: Devin Rose’s super popular novena praying app has finally come to Android! There are two common problems among Catholics related to praying novenas: first, remembering to pray each day; and second, keeping track of what you are supposed to pray each day. Rose’s easy-to-use...
The three liturgies of the Paschal Triduum are full of beautiful, theologically rich chants most of which we only get to hear once a year in the context of the liturgy. If you are like me, you never get to savor the depths of them while you are actually at...
As you’ve already heard, there were terrible bomb attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday just as the liturgy was beginning. ISIS has claimed credit for the attacks. H.G. Bishop Makar, a Coptic Orthodox bishop in Egypt, just released a video about the attacks with a...
What incredible faith! A video is going viral on Facebook that purportedly shows a crowd of Coptic Christians in Egypt chanting the Nicene Creed in Arabic outside of a church that was bombed. Here’s the video: Posted to Facebook on Sunday, April 9th, the video description says: “Coptic Christians...
