
Results from Tag: 'ascension of the lord'


Archbishop Cordileone and the Pelosi Letter (May 28)
On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone made the bold pastoral move to notify House Speaker Nancy Pelosi she would not be permitted to receive the Holy Eucharist in the San Francisco archdiocese until she publicly recants her support for abortion. How will this action reverberate beyond Pelosi? Register Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl brings us the story. Then, in light of the Solemnity of the Ascension, we turn to another question: Were the disciples sad when Christ ascended into Heaven? On this topic, Register blogger John Clark has some insights to share.

Pope Francis on the Ascension: Christ ‘Goes to Prepare a Place for Us ’
Christ’s action of blessing the apostles after he announces the Spirit shows that Christ ‘is the great Priest of our life’ who intercedes for us in heaven.


The Ascension Takes the Training Wheels Off Our Faith
COMMENTARY: Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in Christ, as we respond to his confidence in making us his missionaries, together with the Holy Spirit, to renew the face of the earth.

What Are You Looking At?
The Kingdom of God has come in Jesus. It cannot be stopped. It cannot be defeated. Death has been dealt a mortal blow.

The Ascension — and Awaiting the Advocate
User’s Guide to Sunday, May 24, the Ascension of the Lord

