Interview with “Jesus”
On May 14, the famous Oberammergau Passion Play begins its 2022 season. Günther Simmermacher spoke to one of the two actors playing the role of Jesus. Next time...
Category: Easter
Third Sunday of Easter: The New Way
Franciscan reflections from the Hermitage – The New Way – Third Sunday of Easter – John 21:1-19 – “I’m going fishing!” Peter, called away from your fishing...
Pope Francis’ Challenging Easter Message to the World
“Please, please, let us not get used to war! Let us all commit ourselves to imploring peace, from our balconies and in our streets! Peace!” Thus proclaimed...
Oberammergau’s Season of the Passion
The Bavarian village of Oberammergau performs the world’s most famous Passion Play, as it will this year — and only locals may take on roles. Günther Simmermacher...
Pope: Temptation of Power, Money Can Obscure Easter Joy
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The allure of power and money can be used to proclaim falsehoods and obscure the joyous announcement of Christ’s victory over death,...
Pope: Christ’s Resurrection Brings Hope Amid Easter of War
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The joy of Christ’s resurrection is needed now more than ever in a time when war in Ukraine and other parts of...
Did the Risen Christ have a Real Body?
Question: Was the Risen Christ in a physical body or in a spiritual form? Answer: It is a fundamental truth of Christianity that Jesus rose from the...
Ukrainian, Russian women hold cross together at Rome’s Via Crucis
By Carol Glatz – More than 10,000 people gathered outside Rome’s Colosseum prayed with Pope Francis for peace in the world, while a Ukrainian and a Russian...
Easter Sunday: The Way – Violence And Death Are Defeated
The Way – Violence And Death Are Defeated – “God is the God of Peace…those who support violence profane His name.” Pope Francis, March 13, 2022...
Papal Preacher: ‘Do this in memory of me’ includes serving others
By Cindy Wooden – At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and commanded his disciples to serve others, said the preacher of the papal household. “Jesus...
The Cross’ Indispensable Invitation
In his book, The Passion and the Cross, columnist and author Fr Ron Rolheiser writes, “The cross of Jesus doesn’t just reveal God as unconditional love; it...
