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Holy Week: A biblical chronology and liturgical guide

April 16, 2025 Father Seán Connolly 5

“St. Athanasius calls Easter ‘the Great Sunday’ and the Eastern Churches call Holy Week ‘the Great Week.’ The mystery of the Resurrection, in which Christ […]

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The Paschal Mystery proclaimed in creation

January 6, 2024 Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. 6

My last column delved into the Church’s belief that each creature—even those we find irritating or inconsequential—mirrors the beauty of the divine Logos in our world. Yet, even as every feature of the cosmos reflects […]

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“Still for us He intercedes; Alleluia!”

May 29, 2019 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 2

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the Solemnity of the Ascension (May 30, 2019) at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. […]

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The Seven Last Words from the Cross: “I Thirst!”

March 27, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 5

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 […]

Detail from 'Crucifixion' (c.1315) by Giotto di Bondone [WikiArt.org]
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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

March 26, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 1

Why evil? Why suffering? Why death? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God seem so far removed from it all? […]

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