Holy Thursday: A Call to be of Service to Others

Holy Thursday: A Call to be of Service to Others

On Holy Thursday we commemorate Jesus’ washing of the feet of the apostles. Fr Tim Mulroy explains how that ritual reminds priests that they are called to be of service to those who feel worn and faded by the demands and suffering of the world. The wrapping on the...
A Hopeful Start to Holy Week in Ba

A Hopeful Start to Holy Week in Ba

Palm Sunday this year was a very busy one for me, serving as the lone priest here in Christ the King Ba in Fiji, writes Fr Pat Colgan.  We have three Masses each Sunday, one in the main town church followed by two in village churches. Palm Sunday’s liturgies were...
Palm Sunday: Talking Truth to Power that Exploits the Poor

Palm Sunday: Talking Truth to Power that Exploits the Poor

Christians everywhere will be celebrating Palm Sunday this weekend, a day when the Gospel account tells of Jesus of Nazareth being escorted by his supporters into the city of Jerusalem. They waved branches of palm trees and called him Messiah, a role he never claimed...
Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

In his reflection on Palm Sunday, otherwise known as Passion Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Fr Jim Fleming explains how the drama of what it means to be a Christian begins to unfold. With Palm Sunday the real drama of what it...