Category: Passion of Christ

In the Fullness of Time

by bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | 2022, Adam and Eve, Columns, Crucifixion of Christ, Jesus Christ, Michael Pakaluk, Michael Pakaluk's "In the Fullness of Time", News, Passion of Christ, Pontius Pilate, public execution as a sign, sacrament: visible sign of grace, Salvation History, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

A sacrament, as we learned from our catechism, is a visible sign of grace that does what it signifies. Its…

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For many in Oberammergau, the Passion Play is a family tradition

by bcadmin | Aug 14, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Germany, News, Passion of Christ | 0 |

“I shout: ‘Jesus is innocent! Set him free!'” Roswitha Stückl exclaimed in a loud voice, while grinning at her husband, Peter, who plays the Annas, the high priest.

Seeing famous Passion Play brings Gospel to life, visitors say

by bcadmin | Aug 14, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Germany, News, Passion of Christ | 0 |

Thousands from the world over are descending on this picturesque Alpine village to see the famed Passionsspiele, or Passion Play, held here every decade for nearly 400 years.

Being in Oberammergau Passion Play is stressful, but pulls people together

by bcadmin | May 8, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Germany, News, Passion of Christ | 0 |

Frederik Mayet will play Jesus for a second time when the world-famous Passion Play begins its 2022 season May 14. The play will run five days every week until Oct. 2, during which Mayet will alternate in the role of Jesus with 25-year-old Rochus Rückel.

Papal preacher: Jesus calls everyone to repent, turn swords into plowshares

by bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, Good Friday, lead, News, Passion of Christ, Preacher of the Papal Household, St. Peter's Basilica, Triduum, Vatican | 0 |

Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said.

Passion Play makes a post-pandemic return in Oberammergau

by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | Anti-semitism, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Germany, News, Passion of Christ, Protestant Reformation | 0 |

In 1633, at the height of the Reformation, the Black Death was sweeping through Europe, including the southern German region of Bavaria.

Transfigured Truth

by bcadmin | Mar 16, 2022 | 2022, Columns, Michael Pakaluk, News, Pakaluk's Transfigured Truth, Passion of Christ, Peter John James Moses Elijah, Resurrection, The Catholic Thing, The Transfiguration by Giovanni Bellini, The Transfiguration of Christ, This is my chosen son | 0 |

Michael Pakaluk: At the Transfiguration, a cloud blocked the sun, and then the disciples saw everything as illuminated by the light of Jesus.

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Meditate Daily on Our Lord’s Passion Throughout Lent

by bcadmin | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Lent, News, Passion of Christ, Prayer & Spirituality, Seven Sorrows | 0 |

Meditate Daily on Our Lord’s Passion Throughout Lent The Lenten season is once again upon us. As we spend these 40 days putting sin and the things of this world to death within us—by a more focused return to the Lord through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—we can profit a great deal by daily turning our mind and hearts to His Passion and death. […]

The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica

by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2022 | 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Jesus Christ, News, Passion of Christ, Persecuted Christians, St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Veronica's veil, The Catholic Thing, The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica, The Way to Cavalry by Jacopo Bassano, Veronica means true image | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: St. Veronica’s action in the Passion reminds us it is easy to be a silent Christian; difficult to be an unashamed one.

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The Politics of the Passion

by bcadmin | Mar 30, 2021 | Chapter House, Features, Holy Week 2021, News, Passion of Christ, religious liberty, Top Story | 0 |

Pilate came to flex imperial muscle. With a little shock and awe, he came to Jerusalem to remind the Jews that their primary identification was as Roman subjects.

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Do You See Yourself in the Characters of the Passion?

by bcadmin | Mar 30, 2021 | Crucifixion, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Fulton J. Sheen, News, Passion of Christ | 0 |

Do You See Yourself in the Characters of the Passion? Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen presented the meditation of the Passion of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in more than one way. Two of the most noteworthy ways that Sheen presented the Passion of Christ were the following: 1) A profound meditation and reflection on “The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the cross.” […]

10 Ways to Contemplate Our Lord’s Passion

by bcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Lent, News, Passion of Christ | 0 |

10 Ways to Contemplate Our Lord's Passion No greater love has a man than to lay down his life for his friends. Jesus died for all of humanity, and for you and me individually. He would have died for you and for me if we were the only people in the whole universe for all time. How great is the love of Jesus […]