Spain’s confraternities often make headlines in the foreign press as their Holy Week processions have become a tourist attraction, demonstrating the complex reality of their fame.
Lent
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
‘Why them and not me?’: Pope Francis after Holy Thursday prison visit
Asked how he was living this Easter period, given his condition and convalescence, Pope Francis replied, “As best I can!”
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, 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
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, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis speaks with stronger voice at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
His appearance today was unannounced but not unexpected as Swiss Guards were posted around the square, a sign that the pope would be present at some point.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The choice Jesus faced on Palm Sunday
A Homily for Palm Sunday, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
At age 95, I’m trying a softer approach to Lent
I’m hoping that a softer approach to these 40 days will help prepare me for the more difficult ones I know are coming.