This Lent, as in years past, the longtime music director at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Mary Jones Rhodes, has organized a program called “The Seven Last Words”. She has chosen songs for ...
Two thoughtful Christian writers meditate on Jesus' biblical "seven last words" from the cross, a classic form of Christian devotion, in recent little books: "Cross-Shattered Christ" (Brazos) by Duke ...
You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain. During these hours ...
Editor’s note: For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the seven times Jesus speaks from the cross on Good Friday.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — Everyone is invited to join in for a service of the Seven Last Words, at Saint Michael Church, 47 Walnut St., at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, ...
This weekend, more than 20 local musicians will perform “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Theodore Dubois at Assumption Parish at 3516 East Monroe in Midland. The concert will take place on Sunday, ...
Tomorrow, which is Good Friday, St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church provides two opportunities to experience the “Seven Last Words of Christ.” St. Philip’s Good Friday “Seven Last Words” ...
I now preside at the same altar I frequented as a child. Such stability seems excessive, but the deepest truths dawn ever so slowly. Rootedness can be a great revealer. Over this altar, in gold, ...