Suffering is never the end in the Christian worldview and, more importantly, the Christian experience.
Lent
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Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: Preaching the Gospel will always mean embracing the Cross
Read Pope Francis’ homily at the Chrism Mass: “The Lord always gives us what we ask for, but he does so in his divine way. That way involves the cross.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis explains each day of the Easter Triduum
When we go to Mass, we do not go only to pray, no: we go to renew, to bring about again, this mystery, the Paschal mystery.
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‘Why is Jesus covered in popcorn?’: Memories of Vietnamese Catholic Holy Week in New Orleans
It has been almost 20 years since I left New Orleans to join the Jesuits, and there are few things I miss more than Holy Week at my home parish.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Reflection: Don’t place a price on other people’s lives. That’s what Judas did.
The Crucifixion is not just an image of God’s love, but a mirror reflecting our sin back to us, saying, this is the evil you’re capable of.
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Reflection: God lives in our traditions. Keeping them is a form of prayer.
Remember the jar of expensive, perfumed oil that Mary pours on Jesus’ feet. We know Mary, Martha and Lazarus weren’t rich, and this oil was expensive. They would have been saving it for a special occasion.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
I’ve been a priest for 50 years and still struggle with the problem of evil
The dispossession Christ experienced in his crucifixion is an act of solidarity with the dispossessed of the world.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The weight of attending Mass for those who cannot
As part of that small number of parishioners able to take the Eucharist, I felt that holy burden to be present in the Presence for those who could not be there.
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Following the Stations of the Cross—digitally
You can pray the stations in any location, even at your computer, and we at America want to help you do that.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
St. Mark’s Gospel: A Murder Mystery?
At the beginning of his Passion, Jesus bears witness to the truth as he allows himself to be proclaimed the messiah.