Meditations for Holy Week: Easter Sunday
"Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said" —Matthew 28:5-6 Alleluia!
Awake, O Sleeper: The Ancient Holy Saturday Homily
Holy Saturday feels empty—until you read this ancient homily. In the great silence, Christ descends to find Adam and bring light to the dead.
Meditations for Holy Week: Good Friday
"But He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins; upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed..."
St. Margaret Mary Alocoque and the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
More than sixteen centuries after that moment on Calvary, a Visitation nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque knelt in her convent chapel in Paray-le-Monial, France. It was there, in the quiet of adorati...
Why We Relate to the Reluctant Cross Bearer, Simon of Cyrene
Each time I read the Gospel accounts of the Passion or when I pray the Stations of the Cross, I am moved by the “man from Cyrene”...
How To Experience The Sacred Triduum With Children
It is good to explain a bit about each of the Holy Week services to kids. If we understand the symbolism involved we can better share it with our children.
Our Lady of Waiting & Our Lady of Prompt Succor: Our Mother in Every Season
Some prayers demand immediate help. Others require long and faithful waiting. Discover how devotion to Our Lady of Waiting and Our Lady of Prompt Succor teaches us to trust God’s timing and Mary's ...
Why a Child's First Holy Communion is a Big Deal
As Catholics, we know that the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith: it is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Meditations for Holy Week: Palm Sunday
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Luke 19:38).On Palm Sunday we commemorate the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Everything You Need to Know about the Sacred Triduum
The very purpose for which Christmas happened...Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday when Jesus made his final entrance into Jerusalem.