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By Dr. Kevin Vost, Catholic Exchange - Now we turn to some of the lessons Christ poured out for us while He drained that cup of suffering for our sakes. St. Augustine brilliantly observed: “The tree upon which were fixed the members of Him dying was even the chair of the Master teaching.”... St. Thomas Aquinas admirably provides us with one of those lessons that Augustine gleaned from that teaching chair of the Cross.

By Dan Burke, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction - Return to me with all your heart [Joel 2:12] and show a spirit of repentance with fasting, weeping and mourning [Joel 2:12]; so that while you fast now, later you may be satisfied, while you weep now, later you may laugh, while you mourn now, you may some day enjoy consolation [cf Luke 6:21; Matthew 5:4].

By Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange - According to one count, Jesus asks 135 questions in the gospels. They are among some of the most striking moments in the gospels, including the Passion, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. Many parables contain puzzling questions. And Jesus often scolds His disciples and followers for their lack of faith in the form of a question

By Terry Mattingly, Get Religion - You turned on the television. Within minutes you saw the images, you saw the religion "ghost." Clearly, the journalists behind the cameras knew what they were seeing… "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.".. Jesus, you place on my forehead the sign of my sister Death: "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return."… Ash Wednesday, when the faithful are supposed to ponder their mortality.