The Church and Easter
Once again the day draws near when the Church shall celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world looks on Easter as a holiday when they must wear new outfits. On Easter, as on other church holidays, many go to church just because it is a church holiday, as Christmas is. They do not know and do not will to know the meaning of Easter. The world wants earthly pleasures and it wants heaven, too. They will not give up the earthly for the heavenly. They are afraid of God and...