I’m not musically gifted at all, but I enjoy good music. And the music of this time of the church year is simply unsurpassed. Here are my top three picks — all of them no-brainers — for the best songs of each part of Holy Week. If for some reason your church didn’t play these… Continue reading The Music of Holy Week and Easter
Tag: apologetics
Happy Easter!
I know, I know: perhaps this would have seemed more timely had I remembered to set it to auto-post for yesterday. But for Catholics, Easter is an octave: 8 days from Easter Sunday until next Sunday where we specifically celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. So Happy Not-Technically-Belated Easter! Luke 24:1-12, But at daybreak on the… Continue reading Happy Easter!
Good Friday (Evening)
Mark 15:42-47, When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was amazed that he was… Continue reading Good Friday (Evening)
Good Friday (3 P.M.)
Mark 15:34-41, And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a… Continue reading Good Friday (3 P.M.)
“Seven Last Words” of Christ on the Cross
“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). “Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother” (John 19:26-27). “Eli Eli lama sabachthani?” (“My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?“, Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34).… Continue reading “Seven Last Words” of Christ on the Cross
Good Friday (Noon)
Matthew 23:33-43, When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” They divided his garments by casting lots. The people stood by and watched; the rulers, meanwhile,… Continue reading Good Friday (Noon)
Good Friday (Mid-Morning)
Matthew 27:27-32, Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him. Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before… Continue reading Good Friday (Mid-Morning)
Good Friday (Morning)
John 18:28-40: Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was morning. And they themselves did not enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring (against) this man?” They answered and said… Continue reading Good Friday (Morning)
The Dark Side of the Eucharist
In the United Kingdom, April’s Fools hoaxes are all revealed at noon — mostly because if you keep pretending for too long, it stops being funny. So it seems fitting to have a more serious post for the afternoon. More importantly, of course, it’s Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday. I did a post… Continue reading The Dark Side of the Eucharist
Healthcare Bill Covers Abortion
Gosh, who knew?The exact sections which pro-lifers would cover abortions look like they’ll be covering abortions.