Today, the universal Church continues to celebrate the Resurrection of her Lord. The Easter Season is a blessed time for us to recall the Lord’s presence among us and to deepen in our sense of mission ...

Photo from iStock. Credit: ZvonimirAtleti. Ignatius Loyola left behind certain meditative tools for anyone who wished to activate their interior life through prayer. One of these is called the “Examen ...

This is Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s depiction of Jesus, second from right, having dinner with two of his disciples after his resurrection. Caravaggio lived from 1571-1610.

Sunday, April 6, is the Third Sunday of Easter (Year A, Cycle II). In St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 2, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate a Mass to commemorate the anniversary of the death of ...

In this episode, as we continue reflecting on stories of conversion, we’ll look at the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, found only in the Gospel of Luke. In ...

The Emmaus Scholars Program embodies an approach to learning that goes back at least 2,000 years. On the road to Emmaus (read Luke 24:13–35), two disciples were discussing the events surrounding Jesus ...

In the Bible, the 24th Chapter of the Gospel of Luke includes the story of two of Jesus’ disciples walking along the Road to Emmaus. Jesus himself began to walk with them but they didn’t recognize Him ...

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus is a favorite of mine. I love the image of pilgrims traveling together, struggling to understand tragedy and loss. I love that Jesus enters the story ...

The Emmaus Road reading was on Wednesday – an Eastertide favorite! It’s such a gentle tale, and so human. You can feel the downcast spirits of the disillusioned disciples; you share in their ...

In the first sentence in tomorrow’s Gospel (Luke 24: 13 – 35) Luke tells the reader that two of Jesus’s disciples were on their way to Emmaus, and they were talking about all that had happened. For ...

During the Regina Caeli Francis stressed the importance of examining one’s conscience. He urged the faithful to pray for his upcoming trip to Hungary in the heart of Europe where the "icy winds of war ...

Is it the journey, or the destination? John Harbison’s new cantata — premiered on Friday by the Cantata Singers and conductor David Hoose — is called “The Supper at Emmaus,” but the bulk of the action ...