Jacques-Joseph “James” Tissot (1836-1902)[1], “Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix” (i.e., “What Our Lord Saw from the Cross”), created between 1886-1894, at the Brooklyn Museum in New … [Read more...] about Father, Into Your Hands
Lent
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
El Greco[1] (b. on Crete c. 1541; d. Toledo, 1614), The Crucifixion with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene (between 1597-1600). Held in the Prado Museum, public domain.[2] Matthew 27:45 From noon … [Read more...] about Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Behold, your Mother
John 19: 25 *m Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26 When Jesus saw his mother* and the disciple there whom he … [Read more...] about Behold, your Mother
With Me in Paradise
James Tissot[1] (1836-1902), “l’âme du bon Larron” (i.e., “the soul of the good Thief”), painted between 1886-1894, collected at the Brooklyn Museum Luke 23: 39 *Now one of the criminals hanging … [Read more...] about With Me in Paradise
First Sunday of Lent: Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness
Pattern: Every Sunday morning in Lent you will receive, as you are receiving here, a Meditation to activate your prayerful interest in the Gospel text chosen in the Catholic Lectionary[1]. What is … [Read more...] about First Sunday of Lent: Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness
The Sixth Sunday of Lent: Revealed
Text for the Sixth Sunday of Lent 2017: Matthew 26-27 – the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ Each year when I lean into the Passion accounts during Holy Week, I notice how I end up “abiding” at the … [Read more...] about The Sixth Sunday of Lent: Revealed
The Fifth Sunday of Lent: Troubled
Text for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2017: John 11:1-45 – the Raising of Lazarus This is a meditation that explores; it does not explain. I do not know how to explain what is still beyond my reach to … [Read more...] about The Fifth Sunday of Lent: Troubled
The Fourth Sunday of Lent: Heard
Text for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2017: John 9:1-41 – the Man Born Blind Jesus says to the man, formerly blind but now able to see, “You have seen Him, and the One speaking with you is He.” (John … [Read more...] about The Fourth Sunday of Lent: Heard
The Third Sunday of Lent: Found
Text for the Third Sunday of Lent 2017: John 4:1-45 – Jesus and a Woman at Jacob’s Well It appears that everyone has something to hide.[1] Jesus was a Jew who had strayed into Samaritan … [Read more...] about The Third Sunday of Lent: Found
The Second Sunday of Lent: Revealed
Text for the Second Sunday of Lent 2017: Matthew 17:1-13 – Jesus Transfigured We read that “Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.” (Matthew … [Read more...] about The Second Sunday of Lent: Revealed