For the second year in a row, we’ll not be at church on Palm Sunday, and I won’t be in charge of the donkey.
Liturgical Time Capsule
The idea came to me when I was gathering up the stubs of taper candles that we used for our Easter Vigil.
Slightly Frantic Liturgy
When I worked with youth, one of my favorite events was an agape meal. It started as a Seder and I eventually started calling it “What Would Jesus Eat” which I found hilarious.
Understanding Jesus’ loneliness on Good Friday
Apparently, there are different kinds of ‘alone.’
Preparing for Holy Week at Home
Palm Sunday will be here in just a few short days and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for Holy Week as a priest, as a parent, or as an individual person trying to follow Christ. And yet, it’s coming.
Preparing Children for the Passion
It can be difficult for our children to the stories of Holy Week. Here are some tips for preparing children for the Passion.
Lenten Reading List
One of the most delightful ways to observe Lent with children is to share stories about the life of Jesus including his death and resurrection, and Easter traditions.
A Good Friday – Even for the Family
Good Friday displays how God in Christ relates to humans in and through suffering.
As a recovering perfectionist, I know: there’s no perfect way to “do” Holy Week.
This Holy Week, God will be at work in us in ways we cannot yet ask or imagine.
Our Holy Week family traditions vary from year to year.
Hope is the word I’m clinging to during this Lent.