Crucifixion
Into the Cacophony of Sin
by Bishop Robert Barron . April 5, 2020 .
On Palm Sunday, we are privileged to listen to one of the great Passion narratives. In Matthew’s account, we see Jesus as a still-point in the maelstrom, as God’s fidelity amidst a cacophony of sin. In the course of the Passion, Jesus confronts betrayal, laziness, violence, untruth, abuse of power,…
Revelation in Ivory
by Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph . December 11, 2019 .
Killswitch Engage and Redemptive Suffering
by Fr. David Stavarz . September 2, 2019 .
Boasting in the Cross
by Bishop Robert Barron . July 7, 2019 .
St. Paul tells us in our second reading that he boasts in the cross of Jesus. To any of his hearers in the first century this would have sounded like madness. Paul can boast in this shameful thing precisely because God has raised Jesus from death and thereby placed the world—the realm of hatred, violence, and division—under judgment. Now we must have the courage to leave the world and enter into the new creation, which is the Body of Christ.
Peterson, Newman, and the Cross
by Matthew Becklo . March 13, 2019 .
The Visceral Reality of God’s Love
by Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph . October 30, 2018 .
Why Do We Exalt the Cross?
by Fr. Steve Grunow . September 14, 2018 .
Are We Suffering for the Wrong Reasons?
by Chris Hazell . May 8, 2018 .
Lessons from the Rabbi on the Cross
by Elizabeth Scalia . March 29, 2018 .
