Some years ago, I asked one of my students, a religious sister, what she would say if she were to preach on the feast of the Ascension. Without a second’s hesitation, she replied: “The Ascension is ...

Tomorrow is Ascension Thursday, the day the Church marks 40 days since Jesus’ resurrection and the day he ascended into heaven (see Acts 1:1–11). But depending on where you live, you may or may not be ...

Many Christian churches celebrate annually “laity Sunday.” The Catholic Church every October celebrates “world mission Sunday.” While not in favor of continually adding special themes to Sunday feasts ...

Last week, Catholics in the United States experienced a “feast day fake out.” A feast day fake out is when a Catholic is anticipating a holy day of obligation only to find out that the obligation has ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension," ...

The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, will celebrate the solemn Mass of Ascension starting at noon Thursday in St. Patrick Cathedral, 212 State St., ...

Q: For many years growing up, I heard how important a holiday Ascension Thursday was to the Pennsylvania Germans of the Lehigh Valley. My mother used to say that she had an aunt who would never work ...

Today, Christians around the world mark Ascension Day. Despite being a public holiday in more than a dozen countries (although, sadly, not the UK), the festival has a relatively low profile outside ...