The Practice of Easter Joy: 50 Days of Feasting 鈥� A Virtual Timeout

The Practice of Easter Joy: 50 Days of Feasting. A Virtual Timeout Laura Kelly Fanucci author, retreat facilitator, and founder of Mothering Spirit.

The Practice of Easter Joy: 50 Days of Feasting

Saint John Paul II said, 鈥淲e are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!鈥� So how do we actually live out the full 50 days of Easter, especially in a world that makes it hard to rejoice? Join us for a time of prayer, reflection, and creative ideas to keep celebrating the joy and hope of the Resurrection all season long.

罢丑颈蝉听virtual retreat听was听led by author, speaker, founder of听, and friend of C21,听Laura Kelly Fanucci.

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鈥淲e are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!鈥�

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Questions for personal reflection

  • PRAYER: Think back on your Lenten observance. Do you want to continue any part of your Lenten prayer practice鈥攐r start something that you wanted to try but didn鈥檛? How might God be calling you to deepen your prayer in Easter?听
    • FEASTING: Where in your life are you feeling hungry for feasting? For beauty, for hope, for joy, for community, for peace, etc.? Think of one way you could try to feast on God鈥檚 goodness this Easter.
      • GIVING/RECEIVING JOY: What鈥檚 one small way you could share joy with others in this season? What鈥檚 one area of your life where you want to receive God鈥檚 grace?

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      Questions for discussion

      1. What is one practice鈥攐f prayer, feasting, or giving/receiving joy鈥攖hat you might like to try for the Easter season?
      2. What鈥檚 one insight on Easter that you鈥檙e taking away from today鈥檚 session?

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      From Laura鈥檚 resources

      • Living Easter: 50 Days to Practice Resurrection available from听,听, , or 听 (where you can save 20% with code FANUCCI20)
      • Free companion guide with reflection & discussion questions 听
      • Essays at
      • Preaching on

      Meet our retreat facilitator

      Laura Kelly Fanucci - Retreat Facilitator

      Laura Kelly Fanucci - Retreat Facilitator

      听is an award-winning author, a monthly columnist for OSV News Service, a devotional writer for (in)courage and Give Us This Day, and a regular contributor to publications including America Magazine and U.S. Catholic. She has authored many books including听Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting听and听Grieving Together: A Couple's Journey through Miscarriage.听Her latest book on Easter is forthcoming from Ave Maria Press in 2026.

      Her work has been featured on the Hallow and Ritual apps, and in popular outlets including NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition, On Being, and the Kelly Clarkson Show. She writes two best-selling Substacks:听听with essays on spirituality and听听with humorous reflections on surviving cancer. Laura also writes regularly on Instagram at @. She and her husband live in Minnesota with their children.

      To learn more about Laura, visit: .听

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