Happy Easter! He is Risen! Rejoice!
Inspiration & Spirituality
Meditation on the Stations of the Cross
A favorite family activity with Karen Malley
Pessimist, Realist or Optimist?
And here’s another truth: Most people fall somewhere between those two extremes, wanting to be the latter, sometimes falling into the former. And most people are weak, on either extreme. Judas: weak. Peter: weak. Strength is found in what we do once we figure out we’re weak. And character is shown when we choose to do the right thing even though we’re weak. Judas: characterless. Peter: characterful.
What are we to do with that?
Holy Week: Holy Saturday
As Jesus lies in the tomb, that grain of wheat fallen to the ground in order that He may bear much fruit, we are forced to ponder our own faith journey. Can we follow Him fully into a resurrection to
Holy Week: Good Friday
Today, Good Friday, Jesus is beaten and crowned with thorns. He is forced to carry a heavy Cross, He is nailed to it, and He suffers excruciating pain for three hours while He atones for our sins and then
Holy Week: Good Friday
Today, Good Friday, Jesus is beaten and crowned with thorns. He is forced to carry a heavy Cross, He is nailed to it,...
Holy Week: Thursday
This evening marks the beginning of the holiest three days of the year: The Easter Triduum. Today, Jesus reveals...
Holy Week: Wednesday
Isaiah 50:4-9 is a beautiful example of how we are to be good servants of the Lord. Woven into the passage are...
Holy Week: Tuesday
At the Last Supper, Jesus tells the Twelve that one of them will betray Him. The Apostles are shocked at this...
Holy Week: Monday
John’s gospel, 12:1-11, points out three interesting things that help to clue us in to Who Jesus is and what is about...
Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday. The beginning of Holy Week. Today Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey to shouts of...
Ten Reasons Abstinence Benefits Society
Inspiration & Spirituality, Miscellaneous Musings
By Nicola Martinez Fancy a football game? How ’bout dinner and a movie? Wanna have sex? We...
Holy Week: Easter Sunday
"Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he...
Holy Week: Holy Saturday
"We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the...