St. Athanasius

Young people hold candles during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, April 4, 2015. (CNS/Bob Mullen)

From darkness to light when all is dark

Distinctly Catholic: Only if we understand how totally — and understandably — rejected Jesus was on Good Friday can we grasp how radically different God's verdict was, and so make the joy of that first Easter our own.

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