Easter Blessings!
By Simon Appolloni, Editorial Director It’s Easter! It’s my favourite time of year: after a long drawn out winter, spring and new life (at least for those of us living […]
Category Archives: Holy Week
Good Friday
By Joseph Sinasac, Publishing Director We have become a society of shopaholics. There are few days in the year when the stores are not open for business. Even Sunday is […]
A Palm Sunday Reflection
By Simon Appolloni, Editorial Director Palm Sunday inaugurates yet another Holy Week for approximately 2 billion Christians. Within this short span of time, we see Jesus’ life transform from a triumphal […]
Preparing for Holy Week
By Anne Louise Mahoney, Managing editor Here we are again, on the brink of Holy Week. Where did these almost 40 days go? On Ash Wednesday, I had a lot […]
God’s Redeeming Power: A Lenten Reflection
Matthew Sottile, Editor The 5th Sunday of Lent. Time feels as if it’s flying, as March has ended without so much as a warning. April’s first Gospel of the month […]
Walking the Stations
Today, Christians around the world gather to mark Good Friday – a solemn celebration marking Jesus’ passion and death. As we listen to the words of the Gospel, we journey […]
Passion Sunday
Passion Sunday has held special meaning for me ever since I participated in the annual procession and Eucharist for this feast celebrated at St. Peter’s Square in Rome back in […]
The Covering of Statues in Passiontide
As our celebration of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection draw closer, we begin to see in many churches the devotional practice of covering statues and images in purple cloth during […]
The Power of Faith to do Good in the World
It is April and we celebrate the Easter season once again. Inevitably, our focus on the Passion and Resurrection of Christ provokes existential questions about our relationship to God and […]
Pope Francis and the Washing of Feet
It’s remarkable how a simple gesture can provoke such controversy. Pope Francis caused quite the stir last year when he celebrated the Liturgy of Holy Thursday at a prison. While […]
