Walk with Me
Part Five of an eight-part series of reflections on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter What a blessing it is to be able to go to the Holy Land...
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ – Matthew 25:40 This is a traditional...
The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Carry the Cross
They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry...
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
From the cross, Jesus exclaims, “My God, My God, why have you abandoned me?” I wonder, as we come to the place where Mary meets Jesus on...
The Third Station: Jesus Falls for the First Time
At this point in the story, Jesus has been scourged in the hopes of satisfying the bloodlust of the crowds. Scourging was not a minor...
All For You
Part Four of an Eight-Part Series of Reflections on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. On Good Friday we stand face-to-face with the cost of...
The Second Station: Jesus Carries His Cross
As Jesus carries the cross, there is an interesting parallel that comes from the Old Testament. In Genesis 22:1-13, Abraham takes his son...
The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death
The grassy knoll where JFK was shot, Graceland, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, celebrity homes in Hollywood, and the World Trade Center...
True Beauty
I sat in the darkness, praying in adoration with over one hundred high schoolers. The monstrance holding the Eucharist was a beautiful,...
The Bread, The Wine, and The Lamb
Part Three of an eight-part series of reflections on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Holy Thursday is the celebration of the Last Supper: a...
