Easter Sunday
By DONALD DeMARCO Christmas may be the most popular of all Catholic feast days, but Easter is the most profound. The former may be more enjoyable, but the latter is more holy. The Nativity may be more ecumenical, but the Resurrection is more distinctly Christian. Santa Claus is more universal than the Easter Bunny. Hollywood has produced far more pictures about Christmas than about Easter. Nonetheless, Easter transcends Christmas in spiritual significance. If there were the Nativity but not the Resurrection, Christianity would have come to naught. St. Paul, whose conversion is connected with the Easter event, says: “If Christ has not been raised, our faith is in vain” (1 Cor. 15:14). As a result of sacrificing Himself, Jesus Christ…Continue Reading