Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (Matthew 12:48-50). Easter marks a new and decisive development in this regard.

Memes use formal language (Sir, this is an Arby’s!) and artificial endearment (“bestie”) all the time for humorous effect, and “my brother in Christ” does both at once.The whole point of ...

User’s Guide to the Third Sunday of Easter. Sunday, April 14, is the Third Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48. In this ...

31. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." — 2 Corinthians 5:17. 32. "And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by ...

5. "He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day ...