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Man nailed to cross for 37th and final time in brutal Good Friday 'crucifixion' but chooses not to be whipped this year

A carpenter has been nailed to a wooden cross for the last time after 37 years of reenacting Jesus Chr

Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday has made our death a passing into new life

Sweet Jesus! the time is come: Thou art lifted up from the earth: fulfill Thy promise, draw us to Thyself!

Jesus, Betrayed and Crucified

From The Gospel Coalition “This is the heart of the gospel. This is the center of history. This is God dying in our place.” Gary Millar preached this message on Jesus’s passion fro...

What Happened When Jesus Was Crucified? Here’s What The Historical Evidence Says

Described in the New Testament of the Bible and other ancient sources, the death of Jesus Christ was a truly agonizing affair. The post What Happened When Jesus Was Crucified? Here...

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How science backs St John’s account of the Crucifixion

by Simon Caldwell, TCW TODAY is Good Friday and Christians throughout the world will commemorate the Passion and death of Jesus Christ on the cross, the ne plus ultra of self-givin...

Veteran ‘Kristo’ ends 37-year crucifixion on Good Friday

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— After four years of planning to end his devotion of real-life crucifixion, Ruben Enaje is finally stepping away, performing it for the 37th and final time thi...

How the Tradition of Crucifixion During Holy Week Began 

Historian Narrates Tradition of Crucifixion Every Holy Week Here is the origin of how the tradition of crucifixion during Holy Week began, according to some popular historians.  Ev...

He Came, He Died, He Conquered

Many eyes saw a man being crucified. Some saw a criminal. Others, a blasphemer. Few, a king. All saw blood and torment, torture and death — slow and horrible. Eyes huddled aro...

58-Year-Old Woman Continues Crucifixion Tradition on Good Friday 

58-Year-Old Woman Took Part in Crucifixion Tradition on Good Friday  A 58-year-old woman once again took part in a long-standing Holy Week tradition, continuing the practice of cru...

Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle for Good Friday

Israeli soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation

A photo posted by Younis Tirawi, a Palestinian reporter, shows an Israeli soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the ​cross.

Pause for Prayer: GOOD FRIDAY

                        For many years now, I've posted the image above on Good Friday but the link to the image and the artist is no longer active.  To the best of my knowledge th...

How science backs St John’s account of the Crucifixion

Amongst our articles to mark Holy Week is this by Simon Caldwell about the science of the Crucifixion. It was first published on TCW on April 15, 2022. TODAY is Good Friday and Chr...

Graffiti, God and Alexamenos

From the beginning of Christendom, the idea that God would allow His Son to be crucified on a cross has always been seen as foolishness by Christian naysayers.

Seventh Word from the Cross: Sacrifice Upon the Altar of History

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Good Friday homily from 9 years ago...

Photo by CP  Homily for Good Friday  I don't have a preaching assignment today so I thought I'd share a homily I preached 9 years ago, under the Cross (see above) in the darkened c...

Kavod! The Weight of Glory

Marc LiVecche, Providence St. John's description of the crucifixion of our Lord is dramatically paralleled in the Flemish painter Peter Paul Ruben's The Elevation of the Cross, a....

Faithful reenact Christ’s passion in Iloilo’s Good Friday Via Crucis

ILOILO CITY — Catholic faithful from across Iloilo gathered before daybreak to take part in the solemn Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) organized by St. Clement’s Church – Redemp...

Good Friday: Philippines' Longest-Serving 'Jesus' Reenactor Retires After Being Crucified 37 Times

Ruben Enaje, a Filipino carpenter and billboard maker, announced on Friday that he would retire from playing Jesus in a famous ceremony in Pampanga, the Philippines, after being cr...

Good Friday: Philippines' Longest-Serving 'Jesus' Reenactor Retires After Being Crucified 37 Times

Ruben Enaje, a Filipino carpenter and billboard maker, announced on Friday that he would retire from playing Jesus in a famous ceremony in Pampanga, the Philippines, after being cr...

Piercing the Heart of God

While some Christians may be unaware that the Sacred Heart of Christ was pierced by a Roman centurion during the Crucifixion (Jn. 19:32-34)—and many who are aware assume it was mer...

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: The Middleman

At Golgotha, three crosses stood as a public display of judgment (Luke 23:33). Two criminals hung on either side, but Jesus was placed in the center—the position of greatest shame...