Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection

Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection

“The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene” by Rembrandt  I have often wondered, where does Holy Saturday end and Easter Sunday begin? At midnight of Sunday? At the empty tomb? When did the resurrection actually happen? I ask these questions because, as...
The Liturgy of the Palms | by Erika Kobewka

The Liturgy of the Palms | by Erika Kobewka

‘Palm Sunday’ by Brittany Fan, used with permission. For the liturgical church, Palm Sunday often begins on the lawn outside the church building. The parishioners stand huddled and quiet until the celebrant, standing amongst them, boldly proclaims,...
The Risk of Birth: A Reflection on Hope

The Risk of Birth: A Reflection on Hope

I think there are a lot of reasons why candles in windows and twinkling roof-lines seem to be a prerequisite for this time of year. Strangers lighting the way for strangers in a disorienting darkness, Advent is indeed for everyone. For those of us up here in the...
Holy Saturday: The Great Sabbath

Holy Saturday: The Great Sabbath

“Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea… This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid....
Advent: JOY

Advent: JOY

Third Sunday of Advent – Joy For All “8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the...