The Easter Triduum According to Three Popes
At the end of Holy Week we celebrate the Easter Triduum, the days from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter...
Pope Benedict’s Last Holy Thursday
(Here is Pope Benedict's homily for April 5th, 2012, for the Mass of the Last Supper...one year before he made his own 'exodus' from...
Climbing the Mountain of Carmel: What is Carmelite Theology?
If you google - or better yet visit - the Carmel of Lisieux, you will find a small French baroque mid-ceiling chapel connected by...
Preaching Christ Crucified
Go into most Protestant churches and you may find a cross, but you will not find a crucifix located anywhere. Go into any Catholic...
Palm and Passion Sunday
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks were split...
John Paul II and Passion Sunday
"Christ became obedient for us even to death, death on the Cross. Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above...
The Two Passions of J.S. Bach
As we begin Holy Week with this Passion Sunday, it is fitting to suggest some music to fit the season, here the two settings...
The Indefatigable Saint Turibius
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, is a heroic model for bishops...
A Meditation for Palm Sunday: The Passion according to Mark
In Scripture, a single phrase can open the way to a profound insight into the message of the mysteries of the faith. A striking...
St Joseph: The Humble Extraordinary Man of God
On this Solemnity of the Glorious Patriarch St Joseph, I would like to appreciate with you the figure of this most humble and extraordinary...