For me in the stations of the cross when Jesus meets His mother. Just watching her baby go up to execution, as a parent there's nothing worse and that's the sword that pierces Mary's heart. I can't even imagine that nor do I ever want to. Charles Johnston Charles Johnston is a father and husband in … Continue reading 47 Why we do The Stations of the Cross?
Tag: Lent
Happy Lent 2019
March 6 marks the beginning of Lent 2019. Firstly, I attended the 12 pm mass at the Shrine of Mother Cabrini for my ashes this year! Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC, also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American religious sister, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She died in 1933 and … Continue reading Happy Lent 2019
THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE LENT
Lent can become a new adventure every year. Vinita Hampton Wright Vinita Hampton Wright Vinita Hampton Wright is a Loyola Press editor and writer of many books, including Days of Deepening Friendship and Acts of Moving Forward. She has been practicing Ignatian spirituality for a decade and writing about it for nearly as long. She lives in Chicago, … Continue reading THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE LENT
19 Is my focus on Christ like St. Catherine of Siena?
St. Catherine of Siena-“God is more willing to pardon than we have been to sin.” Charles Johnston is a father and husband in Phoenix, Arizona. His conversion journey has taken years, as he felt God pulling him toward His Church but he resisted until he couldn’t take it anymore. He gave in and fell in love with … Continue reading 19 Is my focus on Christ like St. Catherine of Siena?
Episode 5 Keeping the Lenten fire burning after Easter!
In this episode, I talk to popular blogger, Charles Johnston about the three pillars of Lent and how to keep the Lenten fire burning long after Lent is over. Who is Charles Johnston? Charles Johnston is a father and husband in Phoenix, Arizona. His conversion journey has taken years, as he felt God pulling him toward … Continue reading Episode 5 Keeping the Lenten fire burning after Easter!
Episode 4 This Lent, Be different!
In this episode, I talk to popular blogger, Stephen Spillane about making a Lenten prep list. Stephen is from Cork and a Member of the Church of Ireland. He attends St Anne's Union, Shandon and represents the parish on the Diocesan Synod of the Cork, Cloyne and Ross as well as on the diocesan Charting … Continue reading Episode 4 This Lent, Be different!