Picture Jesus Crucified
Diana Ragsdale
January 23, AD2022
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I think God gave each of us the gift of imagination so that we can visualize the angels, the saints, and the Holy Trinity we pray
The Pain That Our Comforters Bring
Laurika Nxumalo
July 31, AD2021
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Often, when a person is suffering, they must endure pain not only from their bereavement, illness, or betrayal, etc but also pain from how others
The Catholic Meaning of the Passion and Resurrection
Marty Dybicz
March 29, AD2021
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The Catholic meaning of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most complete truth about these sacred events. We need their Catholic meaning
Contemplating Christ’s Torture and Crucifixion
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
April 11, AD2020
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I’ve often wondered why it is that most sculptures and paintings of the crucified Christ inaccurately depict His physical appearance after He was scourged, carried
The World Wins! Jesus Loses
Guy McClung
October 20, AD2019
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The following article is written as if a Roman newspaper columnist penned a column right after Jesus’s death. The Times Temporal, Jerusalem, March 26, 33
Crucifixion, Failure, and the Revolution of Submission
Anthony S. Layne
July 31, AD2019
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Was the crucifixion of Christ a failure? During his 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S., Pope Francis gave a homily at a vespers Mass at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Cross
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
July 2, AD2019
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The month of July is important for every Carmelite because in July the Order celebrates one of its spiritual founders and guides: the Virgin Mary,
Easter in the Light of Holy Week
Cynthia Millen
April 22, AD2019
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[Editor’s Note: This article includes suggestions for living Holy Week. Bookmark this article or pin it on Pinterest for future reference!] Easter without Holy
Lent and the People of the Crucifixion
Anthony S. Layne
March 9, AD2018
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“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” Saint John Paul II spoke this phrase at least twice: once, during an address at
Lent: A Holy Pause that Shakes the Soul
Mark C. McCann
February 19, AD2018
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When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (Revelation 8:1) There is a deep need within
A Reflection on the Last Words of Christ
Cecily Lowe
April 12, AD2017
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The words Christ spoke on the cross are some of the most important in history. Because of how important His Passion was, every word He
“It is Finished” — The Witness to the Culmination of a Promise
Mark C. McCann
March 13, AD2017
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“It is finished!” (John 19:30): three of the most wonderful words in all of Scripture. Though we read them and rejoice, I sometimes wonder if
Finding Reasons to Celebrate the Triumph of the Cross
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
September 14, AD2016
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Every 14th of September, the Catholic Church, celebrates the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. It is also known as the feast of
Bought and Sold for $21.62
Ann Casey
April 19, AD2016
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Today’s exchange rate (approximately) for thirty pieces of silver is $21.62. (Thirty Pieces of Silver – Truth Magazine) “The didrachma and tetradrachma (actually stater) are
The Annunciation: A Pattern for Our Lives
Stephanie H. To
April 4, AD2016
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The feast of the Annunciation is one of the highlights of the liturgical year because, through it, salvation was made possible for all of humanity,
The Most Holy Rosary: Our Simple Breviary (Part 3)
Cynthia Millen
March 25, AD2016
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Author’s Note: This article is the third in a five-part series examining the beauty and medication of the Most Holy Rosary. This series is dedicated
Are Catholics the “Resurrection People”?
Anthony S. Layne
April 2, AD2015
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“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” These words are attributed to St. John Paul II. And, indeed, he did deliver them;
“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”
Anthony S. Layne
April 17, AD2014
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Dear God. First, the frenzied, howling Sanhedrin. Slapping, punching, spitting all the while … perhaps kicking him if he fell. During the night watch,