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Bill Ellzey: The how and why of determining the date of Easter Bill Ellzey Its Easter, our all-important but wandering spring holiday which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, promotes fancy bonnets, bunnies, colored eggs and causes Mardi Gras to also wander, with everyone wishing Mardi Gras were listed on ordinary calendars. Krewe members seem to keep up with the 40-days-before Easter date, along with the range of parade and ball dates, but I stay confused far into each Carnival season. T...

FRANKFURT, Germany — President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Germany is enduring a...

AP PHOTOS: Spains Seville settles for subdued Easter Week LAURA LEÓN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 24 1of24A restored figure of Jesus arrives into Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria church in Seville, southern Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Few Catholics in devout southern Spain would have imagined an April without the pomp and ceremony of Holy Week processions. With the coronavirus pandemic unremitting, they will miss them for a second year.Laura Leon/APShow MoreShow Less...

» Mícheál Mac Donncha Martin McGuinness once said that the deaths of the ten hunger strikers in 1981 was “our 1916”. The impact of the hunger strike was so profound that he was comparing it to the epoch-making events of the 1916 Rising and the executions of the 16 leaders.  The connection was made directly by Bobby Sands himself when he wrote during his hunger strike:  “I may die but the Republic of 1916 will never die. Onward to that Republic and the liberation of our people.”  T...

2021/04/03 14:52 A restored figure of Jesus arrives into Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria church in Seville, southern Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Few Catholics in ... A restored figure of Jesus arrives into Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria church in Seville, southern Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Few Catholics in devout southern Spain would have imagined an April without the pomp and ceremony of Holy Week processions. With the coronavirus pandemic unremitting,...

That selflessness, that willingness to sacrifice for others, is part of the whole meaning of Easter. Written By: Terry Woster | × Each year when Easter grows near, I think back to when I learned just enough Latin to be an altar boy at Mass. I’m not saying I understood the Latin language. I really didn’t, not at all. I just learned the prayers and responses that were used in church during the Mass. Father McPhillips (Rev. Thomas James McPhillips, although it never occurred...

Apr 3, 2021 associated press A restored figure of Jesus arrives into Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria church in Seville, southern Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Few Catholics in devout southern Spain would have imagined an April without the pomp and ceremony of Holy Week processions. With the coronavirus pandemic unremitting, they will miss them for a second year. (Credit: Laura Leon/AP.) Few Catholics in devout southern Spain would have ever imagined an April without the pomp and ceremony of ...

Preparations continue ahead of Easter celebrations in Mexico City which will be limited by the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.

Television offering special Easter programming Mike Hughes For the second straight year, television has a bigger Easter role. Some churches remain closed by COVID; others downsize their events. TV, however, booms ahead with religious-themed movies, music and more. Here’s a roundup. Not included are the kids’ shows, with bunnies and eggs and such. Movies with music “The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel” (2020), 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime. This debuted last Easter eve, with a...

Hes known as a Southern Gospel artist, and recently released the song, Just As I Am. Jason Crabb, joined us for the first time in studio. We spent some time getting to know him and hear his new song.  But before we got to that, Bill shared with us what happened on Thursday of Easter Week, what we have come to know as Maundy Thursday.  Carmen shared a blog post that discussed 5 ways to save your sanity.  Bill shared a story about Easter weekend from his youth.  That story reminded Dave of a ...