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Behold beauty from Farrer: AFTER Jesus had died on the cross, his disciples hoped to keep his body with them as a sacred relic. They shut ...

  Today is the day of the "Maundy," the mandatum, "the new commandment" of love. Fr. Crouse reflects, via Lectionary Cen...

  The body of Jesus lays in the tomb, and all is still. GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son, our Saviou...

  One of the things which happens on Maundy Thursday is that the priest gets to wash peoples' feet, as Christ washed his disciples' ...

  In between cleaning all the guns that I don't have and watching scenes from Tombstone on continuous loop, I look forward to Maundy Th...

  Here we are on Palm Sunday, the "gateway to Holy Week," and the liturgy of the Mass seems strange or jarring. One minute we'...

Today we're looking forward to Maundy Thursday and with it the events of the Last Supper and beyond. Christ washes his disciples&...

I love Palm Sunday, the gateway to Holy Week and with it the opportunity to follow Christ ever more deeply on his way to the cross and ...

Every year the clergy of the Diocese of Fort meet in Holy Week at St. Vincent's Cathedral in Bedford, Texas, for the diocesan Chr...

Tomorrow's Palm Sunday and it always seems, liturgically, to be a bit of a double cross. We welcome Christ as King, Hosanna ...

The religion of peace has attacked Brussels, blowing people up at the city's airport and a subway station. At least 30 were kille...

Here's a thought for Good Friday, from David Virtue : "This is all happening during Holy Week. Think about that. Sin is be...

It's Maundy Thursday, when we commemorate the Last Last Supper and the Institution of the Eucharist, along with the Mandatum to "...

The roof of my Mother's house in Dallas was leaking, so she got it fixed. But what caused the roof to leak? An amused Mexican roofer...

I drove to Bedford today, which is a kind of suburb of Fort Worth. It's where our cathedral is and that's where we go every yea...

I won't preach, because I've done that twice today already, but I will leave you with the Palm Sunday Collect: ALMIGHTY an...

Iker I took a break from exotic game hunting to go to this morning's Chrism Mass at our cathedral, St. Vincent's, in Bedford;...

I like iron sights and, for the most part, that's what I use when I shoot. Still, I'm always on the look out for affordable opt...

I've been accused, rightly, of 'neglecting my virtual flock'. Things have been a little busy with the usual ramp up to Easter...