Holy Saturday: Limbo
A poem for Holy Saturday: “Limbo” by Sr. Mary Ada, OSJ
We Are Both the Adoring Crowd and the Murderous One
How is it that we are both the Palm Sunday crowd and the Good Friday crowd?
Worth a Thousand Words: Good Friday
Today feels dark, but the darkness cannot overcome the Light.
#WorthRevisiting: Holy Week: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Thursday Mass gave me new insight into Saint Peter one year. I’ll never see his reactions at the Last Supper in the same way again.
Fight or Flight in the Garden of Gethsemane
A few thoughts after seeing Passion of the Christ again. (It’s our Good Friday tradition now.) In the Garden, Peter asks Jesus at one point if they ought to flee. Jesus answers that it doesn’t matter; His time has come. The movie goes to slow-motion as Judas betrays the Lord and the guards move towards…
Through My Fault, Through My Fault, Through My Most Grevious Fault
Earlier in the week, I re-posted a piece about the power of taking part in the reading of the Passion Gospel on Palm Sunday. Since it’s Good Friday, I thought I’d share this video; though it takes place on a Palm Sunday, today is a good day to remember what happened on this day almost…
Post from the Past: Holy Week: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
How Holy Thursday Mass changed my perception of the Last Supper
Post from the Past: Accusing Myself
Why do we read the Passion narratives, and is there a benefit to having the entire parish read it together?
It’s Not My Place
Jesus died outside the gate, to sanctify the people by his own blood. Let us go to him outside the camp, bearing the insult which he bore. For here we have no lasting city; we are seeking one which is to come. Through him let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is,…
Accusing Myself
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday, sometimes also called Passion Sunday. At Mass, we read the Passion according to Saint Luke (Luke 22:14-23:56). When I was a girl, I both loved and dreaded Palm Sunday. I loved having palms, getting them blessed, and hearing the Passion read from the Gospel. But at the same time,…
Domestic Vocation 