Easter Goodness for You
Plus huge thanks to all who’ve become paid subscribers of The Holy Labor!
Happy Easter! May the hope of the Resurrection meet you wherever you are.
First, THANK YOU to everyone who has become a paid subscriber to The Holy Labor this week. Your support is already making a difference in what I’ll be able to create for the coming year.
I can’t wait to chat and connect with you on our 1st live chat for paid subscribers this Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. CT on Zoom.
We’ll start by talking about Easter—what you loved from Holy Week, how we’re still celebrating, what this season means now—and see wherever our conversation leads!
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Onto Easter
Need help feasting for 50 days? Check out my book Risen: 50 Ways to Live Easter. I love hearing from those of you who are using Risen to pray & reflect through the whole Easter season.
Bookmark Kerry Weber’s delightful ode to the Easter Vigil for next year.
Here’s a perfect Easter poem that never mentions the word: Forsythia by Barbara Crooker.
A treasure for this season of baptism and blessing from Kay Lynn Northcutt at the Christian Century on faith and water in the desert.
Why it matters that Jesus really did rise from the dead.
This essay from Emma Dickinson at Letters from a Catholic Feminist condenses all of Easter into a single story of grief and love: From Death Unto Life.
Let’s call out prosperity gospel theology wherever it arises: Feeling #blessed? You may be muddling the message of God’s grace from U.S. Catholic, featuring Justina Kopp.
Loved the latest from Cole Arthur Riley in The Atlantic on why you don’t need to post about every tragedy.
Tsh Oxenreider shared the latest from Cal Newport on shutting off our smartphones to help our brains work again.
I was honored to endorse Stepmother: Redeeming a Disdained Vocation by Dorothy C. Bass. Her theological reflection on this calling’s complexities is a must-read for all who know/love/are a stepparent.
Speaking of books, here are a few of my favorite reads on motherhood, gathered to inspire your Mother’s Day gifting.
Pilgrimage update
Finally, a fun piece of news: a pilgrimage update. Our itinerary has changed slightly from the original cruise, but I was able to work with the team at Select International Pilgrimages to add an extra day in Paris plus trips to Chartres and Mont St-Michel—two of the most beautiful places on earth. I’m thrilled with the additions as these are must-visits for any pilgrim in France!
We’ve got a great group gathered but there’s still plenty of room to join us. Find the new itinerary & details here.
On Wednesday, May 18th, at 7:00 p.m. I’ll be hosting an informational meeting with my pastor & staff from Select. You can join us on Zoom to learn more about the trip. Just respond to this email and I’ll send the link to join us virtually. If you’re local to Minnesota and want to join us in person, drop me a note and I’ll send the details.
Peace,
Laura
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