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April 19, 2019

'Their Calvary was lengthy': Pope's Stations recall those exploited

The cross is carried near Pope Francis during the Way of the Cross outside the ancient Colosseum in Rome April 19, 2019.

ROME - Recalling Jesus' death on the cross, Pope Francis led thousands on Good Friday in reflecting on the crosses of loneliness, fear and betrayal that crucify countless men, women and children in the world.

Published in Easter
February 16, 2018

For the sake of Oberammergau's Passion: Every ten years, Bavarian town becomes Calvary

Jesus is brought before Pilate as the crowd shouts its verdict in this scene from the 2010 production of the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany.

There are probably thousands of Passion plays put on around the world during the Easter season, but you would be hard pressed to find a more unique version than the one held in a small town in Germany’s Bavarian Alps.

Published in Arts News
December 4, 2014

Over the rainbow is the King's Son

In stories that begin and end the Bible there appears a rainbow. They are powerful symbols of our Christian faith.

Is it just by coincidence that at the beginning and the end of the Bible there appears a rainbow?

Published in Guest Columnists