Lent

Mental sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion

St John Henry Newman meditates on Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, drawing readers into the mystery of His suffering in both body and soul
St John Henry Newman

Leading children to the Cross with care and truth

The Passion is central to the Faith, but sharing it with children requires care, restraint and a focus on Christ’s love
Greg Finn

Veronica against the crowd

Veronica’s quiet act of love offers a stark rebuke to a culture that demands reward, conformity and approval at every turn
Brother René Stockman

Good Friday reflection

Pope Benedict XVI on the cross: what appears as defeat is in truth the triumph of God’s love, which enters even the darkest places to bring new life
Benedict XVI

Out of the world: the goal of Holy Week

Jared Staudt reflects on Holy Week as Christ’s great Exodus, calling Christians to look beyond this world and follow him on the path to the Father
R. Jared Staudt

On the betrayal and Last Supper

St John Chrysostom points to Judas as the warning: greed can harden the heart to the point of betrayal, bringing ruin in this life and the next
St John Chrysostom

Pope Leo XIV to wash feet of Roman priests at Lateran on Holy Thursday

Pope Leo XIV will wash the feet of 12 Roman priests at the Lateran on Holy Thursday, restoring a more traditional form of the Mandatum at the start of the Sacred Triduum
The Catholic Herald

Death in the Catholic imagination

David Hahn reflects on the Catholic understanding of death, contrasting it with a sanitised secular view that pays little attention to its eternal consequences
David Hahn

Sermon on the Washing of the Feet

St Augustine on Christ washing the disciples’ feet: even the baptised must still be cleansed daily, as we walk through a fallen world and learn humility before God
St Augustine of Hippo

A guide to the Triduum

The Triduum is the dramatic centre of Holy Week, leading Catholics through Christ’s Passion and death to the joy of the Resurrection
The Catholic Herald