With pandemic restrictions almost fully lifted, churches and shopkeepers alike are hopeful that the streets of Jerusalem will fill up once again as Easter, Passover and Ramadan converge.
Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection
Jesus: New Temple of Humanity
by Father Robert Lauder Fourth in a series Reading Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362), provides an education for me in several areas, not only in the theology of the Old Testament and the theology of the […]
Eucharist: Center of Catholic Faith
by Father Robert Lauder Third in a series One serious problem in the Church in the U.S. is the number of Catholics who have stopped attending the Eucharist. No one I know who has stopped attending has the same view of the Eucharist that I have. They certainly do not have the same view that […]
A Path Into the Heart Of God’s Word
by Father Robert Lauder Second in a series When I decided to re-read Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362), I had several hopes about how I would benefit from reading this second volume from the Holy Father about Jesus. […]
Pope Offers Insights into Our Lord
by Father Robert Lauder First in a series Having enjoyed, indeed having been inspired by Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth, I knew that I had to read the second volume, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362). When I read […]