Hope Stands Eternal at the Foot of the Cross
by Barb Ernster Many people will say in conversation that they feel like they’re losing their faith. They ask, “Where is God?” as so many prayers seem to go unanswered. Like the Psalmist, we cry out, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why so far from my call for help, from my […]
St. Dismas, the ‘Good Thief’
by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello, S.T.L. St. Dismas was one of the two thieves crucified with Jesus, who was canonized by our Lord when he was told, “This day, you will be with me in Paradise.” (Lk. 23:43) As Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) remarked in one of his homilies, “He was a thief […]
The crucifixion of St. Jean Gabriel Perboyre
by Donal Anthony Foley – As we enter the Sacred Triduum, the most solemn time of the Church’s year, our focus turns increasingly towards the Passion and death of Christ, as we try to comprehend the extent of His sufferings and what it cost Him to redeem us. One way we can do this is […]
