The word that stands out in the Gospel today is “Amazed!”
The women learn of Jesus’ Resurrection and they are amazed. They share the news with the Apostles, who doubt their story, but they are still amazed. Peter runs to the tomb only to find it as the women said, and he is amazed. But the amazing thing about this Resurrection Sunday’s Gospel reading is that Jesus himself does not appear to anyone. Did you notice? More…
Live Stations of the Cross, 2013
How I spent Good Friday…
Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of working with the RC Mission Corps during their Good Friday Mission to the City of Manhattan.
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” With a last sigh your head drops slowly towards us, with your chin just above the breast-bone. We can now look up at your face; finally it is relaxed and calm, illuminated with the gentle majesty of God. More…
Soon it will be three o’clock. Jesus is still holding on, but barely. More…
Jesus is in a state bordering on total collapse. His body aches in excruciating pain; each time he pulls himself up to breath, More…
By Br Ryan Harkins
Holy Week is a love story between God and his people.
If you have ever done the “Strengths Finder” test you know that there are around thirty-four strengths that are offered and they say that these strengths cover about every kind of strength a person might have. One of the strengths I like very much is called “Woo.” More…
When I hear the words Spy Wednesday, it brings back childhood memories, particularly about the time I had to devise a scheme to retrieve a confiscated comic book. More…
An hour passes. The sun is now covered by clouds, and it suddenly has become very cold. Jesus is undergoing immense suffering. More…
Meditation on the 7 Last Words, by Fr Jason Smith
The curses and insults have begun to dwindle. The large crowd is no longer interested in watching Jesus die. The show is over. More…
Meditation on the 7 Last Words, by Fr Jason Smith
We have been accompanying Christ during his passion. As if the cruelty of his torments was not enough, now, suddenly, a new type of scourging begins: More…
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