crucifixion'S ARCHIVE

• Love and Brotherhood are Offered and Received

  
  

  • By Tim Shelgren
  • On June 9, 2018

  Editor’s note: Missioner Tim Shelgren recounts Immaculate Conception High School’s Dramatization of the Crucifixion in Kingston, Jamaica and reflects on his role in the process. Setting Campus Minister Donna Haynes set the stage in the school’s […]

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• “I thirst…”

  
  

  • By Amanda Ceraldi
  • On April 8, 2015

  As Jesus hung on the cross, he proclaimed the words “I thirst.” Jesus called out in need of something to drink, but these two words encompassed more than the desire for a drink of water. […]

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• Poor and Free: “Letting Go of Lent”

  
  

  • By Fr. Martin Day, OFM Conv.
  • On April 17, 2014

  Franciscan Mission Service presents:  “Poor and Free: A Spiritual Yes to Less” every Friday in Lent Series contributions:  Shane Claiborne: Part I, Part II, and Part III Gigi Gruenke: “Invest in God’s Dream” Jack Jezreel: “The Simple Math of Voluntary […]

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• San Damiano Cross: Telling the History of Christ’s Passion

  
  

  • By Fr. George Corrigan, OFM
  • On October 5, 2012

  The San Damiano cross is the large Romanesque rood cross that hung in the abandoned chapel near Assisi. While still in his early 20’s and seeking his place in the world, Francis of Assisi was […]

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