After two degrees in theology and 5 years in the classroom, I packed everything into the trunk of my car in June of 2012 to become a hobo for Christ, traveling the world preaching the Gospel and blogging as I go at www.piercedhands.com.
This meditation through the eyes of those who witnessed Jesus' last days was first published at www.unleashthegospel.org and can be accessed in written form at https://www.unleashthegospel.org/2023/03/walking-with-the-saints-of-holy-week/
What's better than a talk on Scripture or a talk on Saints? A talk on Scripture AND Saints!
Diving deep into Scripture, study and meditate on the passion and death of Jesus.
Diving deep into Scripture, study and meditate on Judas' betrayal, the foot-washing, the institution of the Eucharist, the agony in the Garden, the arrest of Jesus, and Peter's denial.
Diving deep into Scripture, study and meditate on the resurrection of Lazarus, the anointing at Bethany, the entrance into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), and the cleansing of the Temple.
What Mary Magdalene teaches us about drawing near to Jesus.
An interview with Shannon Wimp Schmidt, author of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's: A Black Catholic Celebration of Fath, Tradition, and Diversity.
On the Native American Saints of the Catholic Church, as well as Indigenous Saints from outside the Americas.
Prepare for Advent by meditating on the love of Jesus in his full humanity--as an infant, a toddler, a 7-year-old sprinting to hug you, a 12-year-old kissing your forehead.
From a parish mission on the Rosary: pray the Rosary with a rich, Biblical reflection before each mystery.
From a parish mission on the Rosary: pray the Rosary with a rich, Biblical reflection before each mystery.
From a parish mission on the Rosary: pray the Rosary with a rich, Biblical reflection before each mystery.
From a parish mission on the Rosary: pray the Rosary with a rich, Biblical reflection before each mystery.
St. Serapion the Sindonite St. Jerome St. Hildegard of Bingen Sts. Luigi Versiglia and Callisto Caravario Bl. Sara Salkahazi
Timeline of the Old Testament can be found here.
Check out the slideshow here. St. Joseph St. Robert Southwell Bl. Emilian Kovch Bl. Hermann of Reichenau Bl. Charles de Foucauld St. Rafael Guízar y Valencia St. Vitalis of Gaza Bl. Peter Kibe Bl. Luigi Quattrocchi Bl. Francisco de Paula Victor St. Mark Ji Tianxiang Bl. Bartolo Longo
Sara blogs at https://www.inspiritandtruthblog.com/
St. Edith Stein, Bl. Margaret of Castello, Bl. Herman of Reichenau
Ven. Nennolina, St. Camillus de Lellis, Ven. Satoko Kitahara
Bl. Victoire Rasoamanarivo St. Joseph Cafasso Bl. Anthony Neyrot Ven. Satoko Kitahara Bl. Teresa Valse Pantellini
Bl. Martin Martinez Pascual St. Germaine Cousin Bl. Leonid Feodorov St. Maria Natividad Venegas de la Torre St. Nicholas von Flue
The story of the risen Jesus meeting Mary Magdalene, Thomas, Peter, and the others. Plus St. John Francis Regis, Bl. Diana d'Andalo, and the super saintly family of St. Basil the Great.
How to take ourselves off the pedestal in our souls.