Asked how he was living this Easter period, given his condition and convalescence, Pope Francis replied, “As best I can!”
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What performing in a silent Stations of the Cross play taught me about slowing down
Lent, as a season of penance and preparation, served as the perfect time to push myself out of my spiritual and physical comfort zone––both for my own sake and for those coming to the performance.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I went to the Met to look at Caspar David Friedrich’s landscapes. I didn’t expect to find my old Jesuit friend.
It was Drew Christiansen, S.J., even more than Thoreau or Aquinas, whom I was surprised to encounter amid the German landscapes on the Upper East Side.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
6 tips for preaching John’s Passion on Good Friday
On Good Friday, the role of the preacher is to get out of the way.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Mind vs. heart: On Good Friday, Jesus chooses love
A Homily for the Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Love and death at the same meal: The mismatch of Maundy Thursday
A Homily for Holy Thursday, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Every human wants to fly. Easter teaches us how.
A Homily for the Mass of Easter Day, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will visit a prison ‘in a private way’ on Holy Thursday—if his health allows
Pope Francis, 88, will visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison “in a private way” on Holy Thursday afternoon if his health condition allows it.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The helplessness of Jesus on the cross: A Holy Week reflection
For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and gratuitousness.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The experience of Easter as recollection
April 20, 2025, Easter Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection: The celebration of the Lord’s resurrection is different depending on where you live.