The speaker in Rossetti’s poem feels like a stone for being unable to properly grieve the suffering and death of Christ.
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Betrayal: The Deepest Pain (Part Two)
My last post explored the subject of betrayal, and this time I offer some thoughts on how to deal with this greatest (I believe) of all pains.
Betrayal: The Deepest Pain (Part One)
Here in the middle of Lent, as we journey towards Good Friday, I present a two-part series on the subject of betrayal.
The Prayer of One Very Ill: Good Friday in a Season of Pandemic
This prayer seems appropriate as we approach Good Friday in the midst of a pandemic. It was composed by Marguerite Teilhard de Chardin, a former President of the Catholic Union of the Sick, and sister of the well-known writer, Pierre.
Good Friday, Hard Rain, & Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize
In November of 2016 Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Good Friday: The Prince Of This World Is Coming
On the night before He died Jesus told His disciples, “I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming” (Jn 14:30).
Last week the world was shocked to learn that the co-pilot of a German airliner had deliberately crashed his plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people aboard.