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 for Holy Week at Home Read Post »
Getting ready for Holy Week, I’m struck, as always, by how jarring the Palm Sunday liturgy is. One minute we’re all shouting “hosanna, hosanna!” (Greek for “save us”) and then the next thing we know, we’re shouting “Crucify him.” It’s emotionally wrenching; hope and expectation give way to fury and fear. No settling in, no probing depths. Our liturgy moves us from place to place, scarcely able to take a breath.
Parenting: when every day is Palm Sunday Read Post »
It can be difficult for our children to the stories of Holy Week. Here are some tips for preparing children for the Passion.
Preparing Children for the Passion Read Post »
This Holy Week, God will be at work in us in ways we cannot yet ask or imagine.
As a recovering perfectionist, I know: there’s no perfect way to “do” Holy Week. Read Post »
Hope is the word I’m clinging to during this Lent.
Our Holy Week family traditions vary from year to year. Read Post »
Palm crosses are an outward and visible sign of the triumph of sacrifice and love.
On Palm Sunday: Hey Jesus, won’t you fight for me? Read Post »
Taking down old palm crosses, putting up new ones, and making an Easter altar helps our family observe the season.
Bringing Easter into Our Home Read Post »