Slightly Frantic Liturgy
When I worked with youth, one of my favorite events was an agape meal. It started as a Seder and I eventually started calling it “What Would Jesus Eat” which I found hilarious.
Holy Week
Understanding Jesus’ loneliness on Good Friday
Apparently, there are different kinds of ‘alone.’
Preparing for Holy Week at Home
Palm Sunday will be here in just a few short days and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for Holy Week as a priest, as a parent, or as an individual person trying to follow Christ. And yet, it’s coming.
Preparing Children for the Passion
It can be difficult for our children to the stories of Holy Week. Here are some tips for preparing children for the Passion.
Lenten Reading List
One of the most delightful ways to observe Lent with children is to share stories about the life of Jesus including his death and resurrection, and Easter traditions.
A Good Friday – Even for the Family
Good Friday displays how God in Christ relates to humans in and through suffering.
Liturgical Year
As a recovering perfectionist, I know: there’s no perfect way to “do” Holy Week.
This Holy Week, God will be at work in us in ways we cannot yet ask or imagine.
Liturgical Year
Our Holy Week family traditions vary from year to year.
Hope is the word I’m clinging to during this Lent.
Faith at Home – Planning Ahead to March
March brings Lent to a close, which means it’s time to plan the Easter basket and figure out Holy Week at home.
My first-grade daughter is “an Easter girl.” Together, we’re learning about resurrection.
As a mother, I teach my children about the resurrection. And also – my daughter teaches me.
