SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
Gavin Ashenden
Holy Week
The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
April 02, 2021
Some sources trace the tradition back to Peruvian Jesuit priest Francisco del Castillo, who in 1660 preached for three hours on Good Friday, comparing the sufferings of Christ with the sufferings of the slaves and indigenous people.
Mozambique: Thousands missing, many feared dead after IS militants seize town
April 01, 2021
Members of the militant Islamic ISIS network have claimed responsibility for the attack, which may have left as many as 50,000 people homeless.
Holy Week: When the Church Takes Up the Cross
March 30, 2021
The Cross is the sign of God's love. When Jesus says, "Take up your cross and follow me," he's also asking us to offer our difficulties to him and pointing us to those others with whom we share the Cross.
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: Prayers for Indonesia after cathedral attack
March 28, 2021
“Let us pray for all the victims of violence,” Pope Francis said in remarks to the faithful praying the Palm Sunday Angelus with him in St Peter’s Basilica on Palm Sunday, “especially those of this morning's attack in Indonesia, in front of the Cathedral of Makassar,” on the southwest coast of South Sulawesi.
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: Our Lord “never stopped loving”
March 28, 2021
In his homily, Pope Francis focused on the sense of amazement Holy Week evokes, from the joy with which Our Lord is greeted on entering Jerusalem to the sorrow of his condemnation, passion, and crucifixion.
Spanish flags to fly at half-mast to mark death of Christ
March 28, 2018
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the flag will be lowered at all military establishments
Two works of art that Catholics should ponder this Holy Week
April 10, 2017
Guido Reni and Gerard Manley Hopkins both see beyond suffering to the promise of the Resurrection
Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/04/17
April 10, 2017
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