LITURGY IN FOCUS

Palm Sunday Let us pray for Christians all over the world that this week’s celebration of Holy Week may be a time of renewal and deepening of our faith. This is the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, one of our holiest days. We commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. The […]

Palm Sunday Reflection: Don’t be bystanders this week By SISTER MARY McGLONE Liturgy is drama, and Holy Week invites us not just to watch but to play our own part. The rituals of remembrance last an entire week (and a lifetime), drawing us ever more deeply into the mystery of God’s love. We begin with […]

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Easter Sunday Reflection: 3 things to lead a better Christian life By SISTER CAROL DEMPSEY March 31 — the end of another calendar month — ushers in a season of profound hope as Christians everywhere celebrate Easter, the commemoration of Christ’s resurrection. Many times, Easter and the Jewish feast of Passover overlap, but not this […]

Fifth Sunday of Lent On this last Sunday of Lent, we are reminded that God’s law is written upon our hearts. God loves us deeply and draws us closer by lifting up the only Son upon the Cross. That cross has became for us the Tree of Life. To the point: The challenge of today’s […]

Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection: Nothing can stop God’s love By SISTER MARY McGLONE When I was 4, I told my mother that I was running away and would never come back. She replied that any child of hers who ran away and never came back would receive a punishment she/he would never forget. Well, […]

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Palm Sunday Reflection: Don’t be bystanders this week By SISTER MARY McGLONE Liturgy is drama, and Holy Week invites us not just to watch but to play our own part. The rituals of remembrance last an entire week (and a lifetime), drawing us ever more deeply into the mystery of God’s love. We begin with […]