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Via Crucis in Switzerland [Via Crucis in Svizzera; Chemins de croix en Suisse; Kreuzwege/Stationenwege in der Schweiz ]

Thanks to a note suggested adding a Via Crucis station, I checked how similar routes in Switzerland are mapped in OpenStreetMap. OSM tags relations for these with worship=stations...

Meditate on the Cross Daily and Take Up Your Own

Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. (Mt. 10:38) There are a number of ways that we can approach prayer to welcome the grace of union with Ch...

Sunday, August 30, 2026 - Losing to find

To read the texts click on the texts: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt. 16:21-27 It was the season of Lent and a teacher was explaining the Stations of the Cross to her Sunday school cl...

Where Are the Other Nine? The Cross of Ingratitude

From Image to Icon, Escaping the Temptation of the Idol A recent Sunday Collect beautifully summarizes one of the deepest challenges of the Christian life: “Listen, O God, to our p...

The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Dimensions of Christ’s Passion

When we look upon a crucifix, we see a sterilized version of Our Lord’s physical condition at the moment of His death. Generally, what is depicted are His five wounds and a crown o...

The Cross Brings Life

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The Cross and the Cup of Cold Water

The Gospel frequently places realities beside one another that seem, at first, entirely disproportionate. In the preceding reflection, we considered Christ’s startling declaration...

NIGHT PRAYER: Sunday 8/30

On Sundays, Night Prayer takes its lead from some element from the day's liturgy.  In today's gospel from Matthew 16, Jesus says,      "If you want to come after me, you must deny...

‘On the Camino, I Gave My Life to Christ’: Amid the Crowds, the Way of St. James Still Offers Unexpected Encounters

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NIGHT PRAYER: Monday 7/13

 How peaceful this path, Lord...  Walden Woods: photo by Chuck Clough          

God’s Best Work Is Cross-Shaped

At The Gospel Coalition Australia, David Ould calls us back to the Cross of Christ – “How are we meant to understand distressing, painful and complex moments, whether in our church...

The Christian Path Pictured: Matthew, Caravaggio, and the Call of Christ

Missions is not as much about going somewhere as it is about following Someone. Whether Christ calls us to cross an ocean and bear witness to the one and only Savior or to cross th...

Sunday Reflections, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 30 August 2026

Landscape with Christ and St PeterGoffried Wals [Web Gallery of Art]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Editio...

Today in the Spirit: Proper 17A

At Proper 17A, we come to Jesus’ first prediction in Matthew of his crucifixion and resurrection, followed by the signature messianic teaching, “If anyone would come after me, let...

Sunday Reflections, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 30 August 2026

Landscape with Christ and St PeterGoffried Wals [Web Gallery of Art]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition:...

I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life: The Only Path to The Heavenly Father

As I prayed to The LORD today, He gave me the following Message. saying "My son, you have seen all these Signs!"

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Walking With Jesus

To walk with Jesus is more than believing that He exists, attending church, or identifying as a Christian. Throughout Scripture, “walking” describes the direction and pattern of a...

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Sermon.

“For the idea of making idols was the beginning of fornication, and the invention of them was the corruption of life.”—Wisdom 14:12.  But Mary is the compass to lead us to Christ a...

The Little Way of the Middle Ages

Thomas J. Kronholz, Word on Fire When St. Thérèse boldly wrote of her Little Way, she heralded it as a "new way"—something distinct from the arduous paths of old. Her doctrine of....

NIGHT PRAYER: Saturday 8/15

We live in a harsh world, Lord,     a rough and tumble, coarse    and often unforgiving place where humankind and nature, too,     make dangerous     the streets we walk,      the...

Teach Us to Pray: An 8-Day Walk through the Lord's Prayer

Teach Us to Pray: An 8-Day Walk through the Lord's Prayer

Quo Vadis? Walking into the Heart of Darkness with Cormac McCarthy

There’s a story passed down through sacred tradition about St. Peter fleeing Rome during the Church’s persecution. In his flight, he encounters the risen Christ, weary and forlorn,...

Daily Rome Shot 1664 – quick

Feel the heat. A request: Please pray to St. Joseph to help me with house matters, both mine and my late mother’s. Black mate’s in 4.