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.
Easter
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ is the perfect film for Holy Week
Martyrdom finds perhaps its most powerful cinematic expression in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928), a classic of the silent film era and widely considered one of the greatest films ever made.
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
This Holy Week, Christ is being crucified around the world
All over the world, Christ is again being crucified in the bodies of human rights lawyers and journalists who stand up for justice in the face of criminality, whether from gangs or governments.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Father Greg Boyle on living the resurrection this Easter—and every day
In this Easter Sunday episode of Preach, Greg shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., how we might recognize and receive God’s “tender glance” not only at Easter but every day.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A young comedian’s complicated relationship with Catholicism
And the Easter Mass that moved her
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘King of Kings’ is a children’s version of the New Testament. Your spiritual results may vary.
A children’s version of the New Testament, ‘King of Kings’ is based on a work by Charles Dickens that was written as a gift to his children.
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Beating our breasts and turning back to God: Repentance and redemption for the people of Israel in Luke’s Passion
Returning to “Preach” for the second time this Lent, Professor Johnson joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to discuss the Passion narratives in both Luke and John, heard during the principal liturgies of Holy Week.
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Video | Praying through Holy Week
As we enter into Holy Week, join America Media for a subscriber-only virtual event with James Martin, S.J., and ‘Jesuitical’ hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless.
Posted inFaith, News
Not knowing how Pope Francis will participate, Vatican publishes Holy Week, Easter schedule
As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant.