Holy Week in Seville

by John Julius Reel

The Holy Spirit moves in the streets of Seville during Holy Week.  Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2024 0

Easter, Creation, and Holiness

by George Weigel

Easter faith summons us to think of ourselves as creatures capable of eternal life, and we can experience that life now.     Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2024 0

A Sumptuous Meal During Lent

by Hans Boersma

The fasting of Lent reminds us to focus on Jesus who will feed his people if they are willing.  Continue Reading »

14 Mar 2024 0

Lenten Literary Companions

by George Weigel

Having literary companions along the Lenten journey can help us live the traditional practices of intensified prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Continue Reading »

14 Feb 2024 0

Reformed Christians and Lent

by R. Scott Clark

Given the rejection of Lent by the early Reformed theologians and all the Reformed churches, why are Reformed Christians now attracted to the Lenten season? Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2023 0

Anointed with Clay

by Hans Boersma

This is the gospel of Lent: He anointed the eyes of the blind man with clay. Continue Reading »

20 Mar 2023 0

Holy Week 2022: A Wartime Meditation

by George Weigel

With Christ, the Ukrainian people, who ask only to be themselves, have walked the bloody path to Calvary, where those who inflict their suffering mock their claims to be who they are.  Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2022 0

The Meaning of a Kiss

by Hans Boersma

Judas’s kiss was deeply painful, for his kiss was a betrayal, not just of a symbol, not just of a friend, but of the Kiss himself. Judas used a kiss to betray his Kiss. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2022 0

Lent, Gianlorenzo Bernini, and the Liberating Lightness of Truth

by George Weigel

As the Church enters Lent 2022, it is well to reflect on and pray over the Catholic understanding that doctrine is light, powerful, and liberating, which some parts of the world Church seem to have forgotten. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022 0

Silent Savior

by Peter J. Leithart

In the weakness of the fast, we confess the Passion of God is stronger than all human action. In Lenten silence, we affirm the confidence of the silent Savior, assured that God will finish all his words. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022 0