Not Abandoned in the Dark
When the Sky Went Black Darkness has been part of my past. For a long time, when I thought about darkness, I thought about sin. I thought about evil, shame, fear, and the places in my life where I had … Continue reading →
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After They Took Him Down
After They Took Him Down
On Good Friday, I was serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. After finishing my section, I was walking back toward the altar with the paten in my hands. On my way there, I passed the cross on the sanctuary steps. Earlier, we had all come forward to venerate it. It was still there, where we had honored the Lord’s Passion.
The Arms That Held Him
Mary Standing Where Love Remains
Last week, on Holy Thursday, my family and I followed a small group of parish friends from church to church for what people often call the Seven Churches. It is an old Holy Thursday practice, moving from one parish to another to pray before the place of repose and keep watch with the Lord.