Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee! ’Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee. I crucified thee. -stanza 2 of the hymn Ah, Holy […]
Category: Good Friday
There is Really Nothing One Can Say
By: Jessica Coblentz Last Sunday when the story of Jesus’s passion finished, the presider at Mass deliberately sat down in his chair and said nothing. Silence crept over the large urban sanctuary, accented by sounds […]
“Die Before You Die”: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Part of the wisdom of the passion liturgies is the extent to which the congregation participates in the reading: called to our feet, we read aloud, in unison, the words spoken against Jesus and […]
The First Sunday in Advent: A Spirituality of the Liturgical Year
You may have noticed a change in the décor around church this Sunday: perhaps there were some new missalettes in the pews or maybe your priest greeted you in his homily with a hearty “Happy […]
“So Utterly Human”: A Reflection for Good Friday
In his recent Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis invites us to enter the mystery of Holy Week by reflecting on who we are in the unfolding drama of the Lord’s Passion: We might well ask […]
Daily Theology 
You must be logged in to post a comment.