Jeanie Hannaman

By Sheryl Collmer, Crisis Magazine - "The great reward of learning about Passover is the realization that the Mass was prepared for us from the beginning." ... Passover is gratuitous for Catholics because we celebrate it every day in the Mass. But it’s a beautiful backdrop, adding rich detail and poetic resonance to our celebration of the institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday. Many Christians have begun to study Passover more deeply, even reenacting the Last Supper. The Scriptures, songs, customs, and ritual foods of Passover create a landscape through which we can pass on our way to Christ’s last Passover supper on that fateful night in Jerusalem.

By Aaron Kheriaty, MD, Catholic Exchange - In this series I have introduced the prayer, doce me passionem Tuam—teach me Your suffering—a simple aspiration we can pray many times a day. I also offered some suggestions on preparing during Lent for a Consecration to the Most Holy Cross of Jesus on Good Friday, which I will publish here during Holy Week. Today I would like to reflect on Mary’s participation in the Cross of Christ as a model for how each of us can more fully enter into Christ’s suffering, and in doing so, grow in union with Him.

By Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life - “Be angry, but sin not.”... In today’s Gospel, we have the Pharisees and Jesus facing off, in an argument that will eventually lead to Christ’s death next week. Yesterday’s Gospel ended with the Pharisees growing so angry with Jesus’ message that they picked up stones to throw at him. Here, they’re about to do it again... Their anger against him was so great, it was about to lead to violence. In a few days, it will lead to his trial and crucifixion... They believed their anger was justified.