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The Feast of Holy Pentecost
View MorePentecost is not simply the anniversary of something God once did. It is the revelation of what God is doing now. The same Spirit who descended as wind and fire has not withdrawn from the world. He comes to us today with the same purpose: to make Christ alive in us.
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Archpastoral Letter for Pentecost 2026
View MoreLetter from His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey
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Sunday after Ascension, Commemoration of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
View MoreThe Life of God Given to Us–John 17:1–13 At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come;…
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The Healing That Leads to Life
View MoreWe may be moving through life, yet inwardly unable to rise. The only way to be freed from this condition is through living faith—faith rooted in our baptism, where we were born of water and the Spirit. In baptism, Christ cleanses us, raises us, and calls us into a new way of life.
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Fear, Love, and the Empty Tomb
View MoreThe empty tomb confronts the Myrrhbearing Women with a call to trust: trust that Jesus—whom they followed, who spoke of God as Father, who obeyed even unto death—has been vindicated by God. His resurrection overturns the judgment of the world and reveals Him as God’s Anointed.
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Where the Living and the Dead Stand Together
View MoreOur loved ones who have fallen asleep are themselves witnesses to Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. Their genuine acts of love and compassion were the works of God shining through them. For when Christians allow God’s love to take hold of them, they are transformed—made capable of a selfless love that is divine in origin. Christian life is a life turned outward, a new way of being with others. This is the life Christ promises.
