Faith and Family for April 17: Easter Sunday

Faith and Family team April 13, 2022

This week, we celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Christ.

Saint Martin I

Franciscan Media April 13

Pope Saint Martin I is considered a martyr for the faith even though he was not killed outright. He witnessed to the true faith by his consistent and constant teaching, which resulted in physical and mental torture.

Sunday Soundbite for April 17, 2022

Greg Friedman, OFM April 13, 2022

In his essay, J.R.R. Tolkien pays tribute to the power of the Christian proclamation. He notes that there is no other story which so many skeptics “have accepted as true on its own merits.” Our Easter Gospel is a story of living faith in which we are participants, and to which we are now witnesses.

Sharing the Word for April 13, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 13, 2022

We don’t know why there has to be suffering in our lives, but we know that God is powerful enough to bring blessing from our suffering, even as God brought salvation through the suffering of Jesus.

Pain of Betrayal

Richard Rohr, OFM April 12, 2022

What is happening is that we are withdrawing a human dependency, finding grace to forgive and let go, and relocating our little self in The Self (God), which never betrays us.

Change My Heart

Natalie Ryan April 12, 2022

Prayer can become a laundry list of intentions so the Lord can get you through your day-to-day problems. It won’t change the situation, but it will change you. How do you need to switch up your prayer life?

Saint Teresa of Los Andes

Franciscan Media April 12

A long life is not necessary for holiness, as Saint Teresa of Los Andes proves. Not quite 20 years old when she died, she left a legacy rich in virtue—rich enough for her to be considered a saint.

Reel Time with Sister Rose

Rose Pacatte, FSP April 12, 2022

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews “Father Stu,” “The Adam Project,” and “Drive My Car” in our May issue!

Sharing the Word for April 12, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 12, 2022

At some time or other all of us have betrayed Jesus. But he has always been willing to take us back–always willing to forgive. For that we owe him our thanks.