Not the end

 Dear Friend,

Your April and Holy Week issues of Living with Christ were carefully prepared to enhance your Easter journey! Enriching reflections and the joy-filled readings that we have during the Church’s holiest days of the year await you in these two very special and comprehensive editions! You’ll also be able to deepen your Easter experiences with powerful inspiration from the saints and a prayer for every day. Using Living with Christ as your guide, you’ll also be able to spread the joy of Easter to others (see offer below).

May the blessings of the Risen Christ be yours in this joyful season!

God bless,

For a culture of peace and non-violence

We pray for the spread of peace and non-violence, by decreasing the use of weapons by States and citizens.

Second greeting of peace

In your April issue, you’ll also be able to read about seeking true peace. Father George Smiga writes, in  This month’s Scriptures column, that “Jesus’ peace is connected to his person and his presence,” he writes. “Like the shepherd in psalm 23, Jesus walks with us both in good times and bad.”

Holding God’s hand

The April Wisdom from our friend's column features an excerpt from a new book that was written by two deacons. Holding God’s Hand: Meditations to Relieve Stress, Worry, and Fear, provides meditations designed to help readers, “rejoice in the Lord always.” The excerpts "celebrate the love that God has for each one of us.”

Story and sacrament

Alice Camille's Praying with the Scriptures column this month tells readers that our sacraments and stories are intimately intertwined. “This is how it always is: story and sacrament work together to reveal Jesus to us. If we rely on just one, we’re only getting half the story,” Alice said.