Holy Saturday: Bursting Into the Upper Room
Tonight’s litany of readings invites us to remember what has mattered to God over the course of humanity’s tumultuous relationship with God: the goodness and beauty of creation; faithfulness to being beloved; liberation for enslaved peoples; hearts softened by tender mercy; trust in the abundance of grace; desire for Wisdom. These things matter to God.
Two Gestures: Pope Francis on Holy Thursday
Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper at a hospitality center for refugees on the outskirts of Rome in Castelnuovo di Porto.
Good Friday: Being “Woke”
In today’s Gospel, we turn away from Jesus in his hour of need.