Fr. James Martin, S.J. reflects on the meaning of Easter: "'Christ is risen' means so much. It means that life triumphs over death. It means that suffering is never the end of the story. And it means that Jesus understands you. In other words, 'Christ is risen,' means everything.

English translations of Pope Francis’ prayer last night at the conclusion of the Via Crucis service at Rome’s Colosseum: O Cross of Christ, symbol of divine love and of human injustice, icon of the supreme sacrifice for love and of boundless selfishness even unto madness, instrument of death and the way of resurrection, sign of obedience and emblem of betrayal, the gallows of persecution and the banner of victory. O Cross of Christ, today too we see you raised up in our siste

Our next YAG event will be on Saturday 5th March. We will be watching "The Way" and having a brief discussion around that. This movie is about a father who heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.