It’s Holy Week; my favorite week of the year. Yes, even more so than Christmas! Why? Because this week is when we remember (if we’ve done nothing else for the 40 days of Lent previous to this) exactly what Jesus did for mankind, and that He “conquered the world” (Jn 16:33) I won’t be posting…
His words are BEAUTIFUL. I read this in mind with everything for which I fight. “it is not my will- MY PLEASURE, MY CHOICE, MY BODY- but Your will, o God.” “The stance of Adam was: not what you, O God, have desired; rather, I myself want to be a god. This pride is the…
Tonight, on Holy Thursday, begins the Easter Triduum. This evening is called Maundy Thursday because it is when we recall Jesus washing the disciples’ feet and it is the Vigil of Good Friday (when we recall the Lord’s Passion). The Holy Triduum is- to me -the most spiritually and emotionally moving three days of the…
Today is Holy Tuesday. “The Catholic church makes her people in a constant state of guilt. That’s not healthy!” [“God created us without us. But he did not will to save us without us” (St. Augustine) To receive His mercy, we must admit our faults. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive…
