Tribulation, apocalypse, distress—and hope
Readings: • Deut 12:1-3 • Psa 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 • Heb 10:11-14, 18 • Mk 13:24-32 Tribulation, affliction, and distress. These aren’t attractive topics, but they are quite real; they are part of our […]
Readings: • Deut 12:1-3 • Psa 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 • Heb 10:11-14, 18 • Mk 13:24-32 Tribulation, affliction, and distress. These aren’t attractive topics, but they are quite real; they are part of our […]
This Cross painted on wood initially hung in the Church of San Damiano, situated half way between hillside town of Assisi above and the Spoletan Valley below. It came to prominence when Jesus spoke to […]
A fragment on the True Cross on which Jesus was condemned to death / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Aug. 18, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Helena. The mother of Constantine the Great, S… […]
Readings: • Acts 5:12-16 • Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 • Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 • Jn 20:19-31 It is fitting that on this second Sunday of Easter, decreed in 2000 by Pope John Paul II […]
A priest holds palms on Palm Sunday. / Grant Whitty via Unsplash.
Denver Newsroom, Apr 9, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
When is Palm Sunday 2022? Palm Sunday is on April 10, 2022. What is the meaning of Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the d… […]
Readings: • At the procession with palms, Gospel: Lk 19:28-4 • Is 50:4-7 • Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil 2:6-11 • Lk 22:14—23:56 It is done. We have judged our God and have […]
ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 1, 2021 / 04:13 am (CNA).- While the Shroud of Turin – believed to be the burial cloth that wrapped the body of Jesus after his death – may be the most recognizable relic association with Jesus’ Passion, several others exist.Three… […]
Catholics are sometimes criticized for our emphasis on the Passion and death of Jesus Christ—crucifixes, Stations of the Cross, the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, and so on. This is not merely some sort of […]
“St. Athanasius calls Easter ‘the Great Sunday’ and the Eastern Churches call Holy Week ‘the Great Week.’ The mystery of the Resurrection, in which Christ […]
© Catholic World Report