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Good Friday: The Church Born From the Wounded Side of Christ Pauses at the Cross
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 25, 2016 at 12:00 am Christ has flooded the universe with divine and sanctifying waves. For
the thirsty, he sends a spring of living water from the wound, which the
...
Your Daily Inspirational Meme: Good Friday
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:35 pmGood Friday - Gazing Upon The Face of Christ
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:35 pm It is only with much perseverance and undeserved grace that our meditation and contemplation will bear fruit - fruit which we should share with those ...
The strangest of days
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:04 pm Today our God has died. Tomorrow we wait. There is much written about Good Friday, for obvious and good and holy reasons. But the past few years I have felt myself more and more...
Encountering the Word — Luke 23:34
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “And Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.’” (Luke 23:34) Print this entry
The Disturbing Fact of the Resurrection
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the be-all and end-all of the Christian faith. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, all bishops, priests and Christian ministers should...
Batman v Superman Takes on God
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm So, how far into filming do you think director Zack Snyder and his producers got before they exchanged worried looks and pondered if it was too late to fire Jesse Eisenberg? I...
Songs for Holy Week: No Words
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm “There truly are no words to describe what the followers of Jesus felt on Good Friday. Even several of those who crucified him realized their actions and felt this indescribable...
Good Friday | 2016
Big C Catholics - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm It is accomplished; and bowing his head He gave up his spirit.
— John 19:30
Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants for whom Christ...
“It Is Consummated”: The “Mad Eros” of the Cross
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm On the Cross, God’s eros for us is made manifest. Eros is indeed — as Pseudo-Dionysius expresses it — that force “that does not allow the lover to remain in himself but moves him...
The Meaning of March 25 in Catholicism
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm This Friday Catholics will all see a cosmic event more rare than any comet or eclipse: Good Friday will fall on March 25. This won’t happen again until 2157. We will commemorate...
G. K. Chesterton on “Why I Am a Catholic”
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm In a modern culture that is adrift, it is good to be reminded of the true, the good and the beautiful. Each week it is my humble privilege to offer one selection from an...
The Resurrection and the Death of Atheism
Aleteia - Mar 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm You can have your five philosophical arguments for the existence of God. If they work for you, that’s just fine, but I’ve always found the five philosophical arguments for the...
Pange lingua gloriosi
Quartermaster of the Barque - Mar 24, 2016 at 10:00 pm Of the glorious Body telling,
O my tongue, its mysteries sing,
and the Blood, all price excelling,
which the world’s eternal King,
in a noble womb once dwelling
shed for the world...
Lenten Lesson: Balance and Moderation
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Mar 24, 2016 at 9:02 pm Remember how frazzled I was the day before Lent began because I had poor time management and was "too busy" with life? Yes, I'm going to talk some more about being busy. No, this...
The Seven Last Statements of Christ from the Cross
Big C Catholics - Mar 24, 2016 at 7:51 pm 1. Jesus addresses the Father.
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." [Luke 23:34]
This first saying of Christ on the cross is traditionally...
Easter reminds us we must speak Truth in Love – for our Pope and our Church
LifeSiteNews - Mar 24, 2016 at 7:44 pm May the Resurrected Lord give us courage in these dark, historic times.
Celebrating the Chrism Mass
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Mar 24, 2016 at 7:42 pm Hello and welcome,
As I do each year, I am posting my blog a bit earlier than normal for Holy Week, before we begin the Triduum.
I want to begin this week saying that the recent...
POLLS: Holy Thursday Foot Washing – What happened where you are?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 24, 2016 at 7:00 pm This year for the first time it is licit that women’s feet be washing during the entirely optional “Mandatum” in the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Holy Thursday.
NB: Before this year...
