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We will shout it out for the Great Fifty Days: Happy Easter! He is Risen! We are called, because of our Easter joy, to announce that “Christ lives. And we live in Him.” It is just that simple, and just …

Happy Easter! He is Risen!

As awkward as it may sound, let’s let Mahatma Gandhi, the father of modern India, set the tone for what the Catholic Church celebrates tonight. His words still ring true, even though he spoke …

A Prayer for the Day of Waiting in Silence

O God, every dawn begins a holy day, a new beginning, a new chapter in the story of your love for us. This day is unique because we are remembering that …

“They took Jesus; and carrying the Cross by Himself, He went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, …

Almost half of St. John’s Gospel is taken up with a description of the Passion (the death and Resurrection) of Jesus. Prior to that, in the first half of his Gospel, the words “life” and “live” occur about fifty times, …

At mid-week in Holy Week, we are discovering that the Passion of the Lord is an enthralling story of betrayal, suffering, death, and finally Resurrection.

Isn’t it true that everyone discovers the reality of suffering soon enough? Its meaning, however, …

As we march deeper into Holy Week, let’s remember that for the first followers of Jesus, His condemnation and brutal execution must surely have seemed like total failure. To those who stood at a distance watching Him die on …

After entering into Holy Week on Palm Sunday, we continue one of the most important weeks in the Church.  It is a week that is full of suffering and pain, yet equally full of promises and hope. This is …

Celebrando el Domingo de Ramos, empezamos la semana y ya evocamos el desenlace final. La lectura del Evangelio de la Pasión pone delante de nosotros no sólo el argumento, sino toda la narración para que nos sumerjamos en ella …

Although it is at the very heart of our faith, the story of the suffering and death of Jesus is recounted [in its entirety] only twice a year … and then in the same week: on Palm Sunday and on …