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Christ the King, Exalted by the Cross
Readings: • 1 Sam 5:1-3 • Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 • Col 1:12-20 • Lk 23:35-43 “Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never did me any injury: how then can I […]
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Christ’s Sufferings and Ours: Good Friday reflections from Guardini’s “The Lord”
The problem of suffering is one that has plagued and haunted humanity since the Fall of our first parents. Suffering prompts in the heart of man a visceral reaction, as well as a simple yet […]
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Pain Is Not Metaphysically Basic
I write these words on Holy Thursday, as the Christian world enters into the holiest and most spiritually intense time of the year. The long season of Lent has prepared us to delve once more […]
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What are some lessons we can learn in the School of the Cross?
In the fall, Jews observe the feast of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. On Good Friday, the preeminent Day of Atonement, Mother Church focuses our attention on the Cross and on Him hanging from […]
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The Seven Last Words from the Cross: “I Thirst!”
For what does He thirst? Surely not for the narcotic mentioned in Mark 15:36. No, Jesus thirsts for more important things, but the Cross separates […]
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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “Father, forgive them…”
What does it take to forgive? A unique mental attitude is required at the natural level; only an infusion of divine grace can elevate that […]
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The Easter Triduum: Entering into the Paschal Mystery
Note: The following piece was originally written for the April 9, 2006, edition of Our Sunday Visitor newspaper, and has been posted on Ignatius Insight. I am posting it here for CWR readers who may have not seen […]
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To Glory in the Cross of Christ
During Lent, Mother Church focused our attention on the Cross and on Him hanging from it. Only the most hard-hearted are not moved to pity and sorrow. Our reflection on the mystery of the Cross, […]