Living Easter will help you fulfill the vision of St. John Paul II, who said, "We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!" This beautifully revised and expanded volume is an updated edition of Risen, originally published in 2019, refreshed to invite a new generation into the joy of the Resurrection.
As the most significant season of the Church year, Easter deserves to be lived well and celebrated fully, and few voices speak more compellingly about Christian joy than Laura Kelly Fanucci, celebrated author and creator of The Holy Labor newsletter and the Mothering Spirit platform. "Living Easter celebrates joy itself as our Resurrection practice," Fanucci writes. "Taking up joy as a daily discipline teaches us about feasting as a companion practice to fasting: an intentional sacred act that draws us closer to God."
With a stunning design, Living Easter invites you to embrace the Resurrection as a living reality, guiding you through fifty days of scripture, reflection, prayer, and action. With warmth and joy, Fanucci shows how to celebrate Easter with this simple, easy-to-follow daily companion--just open to the day's reading and reflection, no preparation required.
- Read a passage from the gospels or Acts of the Apostles about Jesus's Resurrection.
- Ponder a thoughtful reflection that will change the way you think about these foundational stories.
- Follow a heartfelt and brief prayer prompt.
- Take up a daily call-to-action, ranging from ideas for what you might eat or wear during Easter to lively ways that you can practice joy in your interactions with others.
Each week ends with a longer essay, which breaks open the experiences of Jesus's mother, Mary, and the bewildered disciples, beholding the wonder of Christ's first appearances after his death and burial.
These pages offer a worthy home for your margin notes, questions, and insights as you return year after year to reflect on the central stories of our Christian faith. Beautifully designed to be treasured and passed down, this heirloom book invites both your personal reflection and the shared wisdom of generations. Whether engaged in solitary meditation or shared in a group study, it will form your mind, heart, and soul in the abundance of the One whose love broke open the grave.
About the Author :
Laura Kelly Fanucci is an author, a speaker, and the founder of Mothering Spirit, where she first started writing about parenting and spirituality in 2010. She has authored seven books, including Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting and Grieving Together: A Couple's Journey through Miscarriage.
Fanucci earned a bachelor's degree in French and art history from the University of Notre Dame and a master of divinity degree from St. John's School of Theology and Seminary.
Her work has been featured on the Hallow and Ritual apps and on popular programs such as NPR's Morning Edition, On Being, and The Kelly Clarkson Show. She writes for numerous publications, including OSV News, Give Us This Day, and (in)courage. Fanucci also writes essays on Substack at The Holy Labor and humorous reflections on surviving cancer at Not A Caring Bridge, But A Compassion Brigade.
She and her husband live in Minnesota with their children.
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