One of the most dramatic moments in the celebration of the Easter Vigil occurs just before the proclamation of the Gospel. The Alleluia, silent for more than six weeks, is solemnly intoned three times ...

If you’re Catholic, you’ve likely heard the famous Easter quote from Pope St. John Paul II — “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” Did you know that he said this not at Eastertime, but ...

Easter is, of course, the commemoration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. He’d been executed by crucifixion the Friday prior (in spite of being found not guilty). He was not ...

Charles Wesley’s ‘Christ the Lord Is Risen Today’ brings alleluia’s historical significance to modern audiences. Long before I ever understood Christ's atoning sacrifice or appreciated his glorious ...

Sometimes I feel like a tiny bird with an injured leg from an encounter with the claws of a crazed cat. I know how lucky I am to be here and how much worse things could be; yet, still, I carry a limp ...

IONIA -- The chords flow light and lilting from Mary Cusack's keyboard. Then follows the voice of her daughter, Caitlin, praising God like a teenage angel. "Alleluia, alleluia," Caitlin sings, her ...

With Resurrection Day right around the corner it’s time to start planning which beloved Easter hymns to sing this year. Whether you grew up in a Baptist church and know each of these traditional ...