Mystagogy – A Season for Beginners and Beyond
By Rob Murray, Pastoral Associate, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Indiana So, you’re sitting in the dark, and all of a sudden, a couple of reading lights come on.…
Water is Life! Water Cleanses! Water Destroys and Renews!
A powerful and life-taking-life-giving symbol! No wonder water is so integral to religious practice. Water is the Creator’s gift on the first day. Noah saved two by two of the…
Why Triduum?
The primary celebration of Christians is their gathering on Lord’s Day. It is the Day of Christ’s Resurrection on the first day of the week. Every feast in the liturgical…
Pentecost: The First Fruits of God’s Harvest
Brothers and sisters: We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,…
In the desert with hunger and temptation…
While on a three-month Scripture sabbatical in the Holy Land, I decided to walk from Bethany, where we stayed, to Jericho. I thought… Jesus and the disciples walked all through…
Passover, A Personal Experience
“The word, ‘Paschal’ comes from the Greek term, pascha, which in turn is derived from the Hebrew, pesach. Pesach refers to the annual commemoration of Israel’s first Passover in Egypt.”…
Mission Spotlight – Louisville Parish Ministry
From Left to Right: Fr. John Pozhathuparambil OFM Conv., Fr. Shaju Puthussery OFM Conv., and Fr. George Munjanattu OFM Conv. celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in…