Monthly Archives: April 2020

Holy Week

Posted on April 12, 2020 by gaudetetheology

Palm Sunday. Good Friday. Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday. This year, because most Christians in the US were not able to go to church on Palm Sunday, many of us “cut branches,” as it says in scripture, and put them on … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Moments

Posted on April 10, 2020 by gaudetetheology

During the Passion reading, this verse rang loudly against too much of the news these days: “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.” – John 18:30 And the saddest thing I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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We Are All in the Garden

Posted on April 9, 2020 by gaudetetheology

On Holy Thursday, after the procession, after we sing the Tantum Ergo, gathered around the altar of repose, I usually meditate on being in the garden with Jesus, keeping watch and praying as his friends didn’t, because they couldn’t stay … Continue reading →

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