Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a few weeks on the Church calendar –– but, for Christians, a way of life.

Referencing the significance of the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary, Father Murphy said he felt the intercession of a World War I Irish army chaplain.

This Friday marks the day that Christians commemorate as the day Jesus was crucified on the cross, to rise again two days ...