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Love lifted up: Part 2
Today is the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. Yesterday on the blog, we looked at why we honour the Cross: Because it reminds us that Jesus died to save us. And this is where I have a problem. Why do...
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Love lifted up: Part 3
Yesterday was the Feast of the Triumph or Exaltation of the Cross. For the last two days on the S+L Blog, we’ve been looking at why we exalt the cross, an instrument of death. We saw that Jesus died...
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Catholic Focus: The Journey of a Cross
Almost ten years after World Youth Day Toronto, the students of Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School have built their own travelling cross. Known as the “Witness to Faith Cross,” it is journeying to...
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A Burning Love for the Father’s House
Third Sunday of Lent, Year B – March 8, 2015 In the Scripture readings for the Third Sunday of Lent (Year B), I would like to focus our reflection on two powerful images present in the texts: that of...
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Deacon-structing Lent: part 3
In part 1 we looked at fasting and abstinence and in part 2 we looked at the meaning of suffering. Today, let me share with you something I like to do as part of my prayer (and we all know that Lent...
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To Accept Christ is to Accept His Cross
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – September 4, 2016 Today’s Gospel passage (Luke 14:25-33) contains a collection of sayings that are peculiar to Luke. Luke has Jesus speak about the...
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Loving even our enemies: The Way of the Cross
A reflection for Palm Sunday There are two Gospel readings for this Sunday, Palm Sunday. The first is the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11). This Gospel is proclaimed as our...
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Crucified not to condemn but to save: The Gift of Good Friday
A reflection on the Passion of our Lord What do we celebrate on Good Friday? Why do we drag ourselves through the Passion year after year instead of skipping right ahead to the joy of the resurrection...
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To generously carry one’s cross
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – July 2nd, 2017 In light of today’s colourful story in the first reading from the Second Book of Kings, I offer some reflections on the virtue of...
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Following Jesus implies suffering and a cross
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – September 3rd, 2017 Today’s Gospel from Matthew 16:21-27 presents us with the first prediction of Jesus’ passion. It follows the story told in Mark...
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Deacon-structing the Cross part 1: Why I Wear One
Recently, I had some Jehova’s Witnesses come to my door. I am usually nice and gracious to them. They read a passage of scripture to me (they are so courageous), something I think we should all do...
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Deacon-structing the Cross part 2: Making the Sign
If you’re Catholic you do it all the time. If you’re not Catholic, you probably have noticed us making this sign: right hand to our forehead, then down to our chest, then over to the left shoulder and...
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Gazing upon the Face of Jesus
Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B – March 18th, 2018 The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year B) invites us to fix our gaze upon Jesus, the model priest of suffering, compassion and human solidarity. First, let us...
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The crosses of the world: Pope Francis’ Good Friday prayer
An illuminated cross is seen April 19, 2019, outside Rome’s Colosseum before Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope Francis’ Prayer at the Conclusion of the Way of the...
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Word Alive: The Cross, our only hope
Image by Myriam Zilles from Pixabay The Cross, our only hope A reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A by Fr. Willy Raymond, C.S.C. This brief reflection contains three moments:...
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