Betrayal cuts deeper than any physical wound. It shatters our sense of safety in a relationship, leaves us reeling in...
Inspiration & Spirituality
Meditation on the Stations of the Cross
As we remember the salvific crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus, let us mediate on His suffering and grow in gratitude for...
A favorite family activity with Karen Malley
My family spends a lot of time outdoors. Hiking is of our favorite things to do on vacation. God created so much...
Holy Week: Monday
John’s gospel, 12:1-11, points out three interesting things that help to clue us in to Who Jesus is and what is...
Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday. The beginning of Holy Week. Today Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey to shouts of...
Easter Sunday: He is Risen! Alleluia!
Happy Easter! He is Risen! Rejoice!
Holy Week: Holy Saturday
As Jesus lies in the tomb, that grain of wheat fallen to the ground in order that He may bear much fruit, we are forced to ponder our own faith journey. Can we follow Him fully into a resurrection to
Holy Week: Good Friday
Today, Good Friday, Jesus is beaten and crowned with thorns. He is forced to carry a heavy Cross, He is nailed to it, and He suffers excruciating pain for three hours while He atones for our sins and then
Holy Week: Thursday
Today, Jesus reveals Himself as the Passover Lamb. Our King of Kings shows us lowliness and humility, not just by His impending sacrifice, but by stooping to wash the disciples’ feet. He becomes both priest and servant, both King and Sacrifice.
Holy Week: Wednesday
Isaiah 50:4-9 is a beautiful example of how we are to be good servants
of the Lord. Woven into the passage are warning, instruction and hope.
If we listen to the Lord, He will teach us how
Holy Week: Tuesday
At the Last Supper, Jesus tells the Twelve that one of them will betray
Him. The Apostles are shocked at this revelation, and Peter is later
adamant that he would die for Jesus. Here we learn two very important
lessons. One, sometimes the enemy lurks among us and we have to be
watchful. As in the case of Jesus, we might not be able to escape the
enemy’s snare initially, but with foreknowledge and faith, we can
prevail.
Two,
Holy Week: Monday
John’s gospel, 12:1-11, points out three interesting things that help to clue us in to Who Jesus is and what is about to happen. First, the gospel tells us that six days before the Passover, Jesus was in Bethany with Lazarus, Mary and Martha. It’s interesting that just a week before His own resurrection, Jesus visits the man who had already been brought back from the dead. Perhaps Jesus was trying to give His followers a reminder that being laid in the tomb isn’t necessarily the end.