CNN’s annual “Bash Christianity on Easter” story is crazier than usual. This year, they ran an article entitled The Jesus Debate: Man vs. Myth. On one side were John Dominic Crossan and Bart Ehrman, who deny the physical Resurrection. On the other side, are folks like (self-proclaimed “spiritual pioneer”) Timothy Freke who go even further, and deny… Continue reading CNN’s Easter-Bashing Goes Laughably Awry
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Good Friday
Behold, my servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. As many were astonished at him — his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the sons of men — so shall he startle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because… Continue reading Good Friday
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi.R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Mark. 15:46-47 Joseph of Arimathea, wrapped the body of Jesus in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock. And he rolled a… Continue reading The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
The Thirteen Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Mark. 15:42-43, 46 And when evening had come, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected… Continue reading The Thirteen Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Mark. 15:33-34, 37, 39 And when the sixth hour had come there was… Continue reading The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Mark. 15:25-27 And it was the third hour, when they crucified him. And… Continue reading The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Mark. 15:24 The soldiers divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,… Continue reading The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls for the Third Time
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Book of Lamentations. 3:27-32 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in… Continue reading The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls for the Third Time
The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Luke. 23:28-31 But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem do not… Continue reading The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.
The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls for the Second Time
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Book of Lamentations. 3:1-2, 9, 16 I am the man who has seen affliction under the… Continue reading The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls for the Second Time