Blest Assurance
I know that my Redeemer lives! What joy this blest assurance gives…goes the classic Easter season hymn. Do you truly believe that Jesus rose from the dead? If…
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Category: Saints & Church Year
Walking through the Catholic calendar.
Lent: Failure or Success
“My Lent has been a failure.” An acquaintance of mine shared this recently and for a while I agreed with her, as I felt the same way about…
Alleluia! He is Risen!
He is risen indeed! I love the Triduum liturgies and try to attend all three. This year, I was moved to tears on Good Friday as the congregation…
On the Necessity of the Resurection
We have now come through the long lonely days of Lent to celebrate new life in Easter. So now what? Lent is the spiritual boot camp where we…
Easter
The serpent’s bite was a deadly one. The venom had worked its way deep into the heart of the entire human race, doing its gruesome work. The anti-venom…
A Good Friday Reflection
With a loud cry Jesus died. Mark 15: 37 Apart from all else that could be said about his passion, what strikes me today is that Jesus cried…
Foot Washing on Holy Thursday
Pedicure. That was my first thought when Fr. Mike asked our family to participate in that year’s Holy Thursday Liturgy. He was calling to invite us to have…
“Father forgive them…” (Luke 23:24)
These three words, uttered by the Lord as he hung in agony on the cross, present one of the most challenging aspects of being a Christian. It is…
The Shock of Stations of the Cross
The devotional prayer practice of Stations of the Cross (or the Way of the Cross) is ubiquitous during Lent in Catholic parishes around the U.S. Stations of the…
Time with Jesus
During Lent, we look not only to fast, pray and give alms, we also look to change our lives for the better. It’s too easy to look at…