Today there are signs of religious revival in our nation. For example, during this Easter season many dioceses noted an increase in the number of people who were baptized or received into the Catholic Church. There are reports of higher attendance at Sunday Mass, particularly, by younger men. There have been religious gatherings of thousands of people throughout the country during which many individuals came forward to proclaim their faith in Christ.

 

Millions of people connect each day to Christian apps such as Hallow, Word on Fire, and Bible in a Year. Cable and streaming services feature overtly religious programs that include The Chosen, The House of David, and The Saints by Martin Scorcese.

 

In addition, networks like EWTN and TBN broadcast religious programs throughout the day. Christian music once relegated to a few radio stations is now a popular music genre. In addition, there has been a significant surge in the sale of Bibles.

 

These developments indicate that people are seeking something more in their lives, something that our increasingly atheistic, secular, materialistic, self-absorbed, pleasure-obsessed society is unable to provide.

 

This quest for something more in life is leading people to Jesus Christ. The one who describes himself in Sunday’s Gospel (John 14:1-12) as “the way, the truth, and the life.” Jesus is the one who offers something more! He brings us into a relationship with God, who is the only one who can fulfill our deepest longings.

 

Jesus is the way to God since he is the one who came from God. As Jesus himself tells us, “No one comes to the Father except through me.” Peter makes that clear when he proclaims, “There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved” (Acts 4:12).

 

Jesus is the truth. He reveals God who is the embodiment of all truth. To know the Son of God is to know the truth that sets us free from the lies and falsehoods that can lead people astray from the source of true happiness.

 

Jesus is the life. He offers us a life-giving relationship with him today and by his Resurrection, the assurance of eternal life tomorrow. As he said, “I have come that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

 

The signs of religious revival in our society are happening because people are discovering, or rediscovering, that Jesus alone is the way to happiness, the embodiment of truth, and source of eternal life.

 

People are coming to Jesus, “ the way and the truth and the life”.

 

© 2026 Rev. Thomas Iwanowski

 

MAY THE RISEN LORD BLESS YOU WITH HIS PEACE DURING THIS EASTER SEASON!