By Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. An elementary school teacher was telling her students the story of Jesus’ resurrection and what Easter was all about. Then to emphasize the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. “Now,” she...
When Br. Antonio Sison, C.PP.S., took part in the Procession of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines, he was transported, and not just by his feet. He’d seen the famous annual procession on television, but never was part of it before he traveled to Manila in 2018...
By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. In the opening Gospel at the beginning of Mass today, the crowds cry out, “Hosanna!” In the reading of the Passion, they cry out “Crucify him!” The disciples join with the crowds on Palm Sunday as he arrives in Jerusalem. At the Last...
By Fr. Harry Brown, C.PP.S. As a farm boy (before I entered the high school seminary), I watched firsthand as my mom baked the bread, the whole process. Unless that grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a grain of wheat. But wow—when it dies,...
