by Dr. Jared Staudt | Mar 27, 2023 | Lent
Within Holy Week we encounter the stark reality of betrayal. We confront a dark mystery: Jesus is brought to death not by his enemies but by one of his closest friends. Judas comes to this horrible decision during Holy Week and spends Wednesday spying on Jesus and...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Mar 27, 2023 | Lent
Meditation is an important part of prayer. When we hear or read something about our faith, meditation unpacks this by reflecting and applying to our lives. It is too easy for things just to pass us by if we don’t stop to think them through. Meditation sets us up for...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Mar 27, 2023 | Lent
The words “Messiah” and “Christ” mean “anointed.” To be a Christian is to share in Jesus’s own anointing in the Holy Spirit. The sacraments draw us into this reality through the anointings with oil at Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are used to thinking of the spiritual life as giving things up or doing things that are hard. There is truth to that, as we know that fasting and making a holy hour are difficult! We are not used to thinking about the Christian life as celebration: eating,...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Mar 21, 2023 | Lent
There are certain moments of the Church’s calendar that stand out for their symbolism: the manger at Christmas, ashes on the forehead to start Lent, and the branches of Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday begins the most solemn week of the year: Holy Week. As we walk with...
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