The events of Holy Week, the last week of Jesus' life, are central to the Christian message. The makers of the Irish High Crosses included some of these Holy Week events on some of the scripture crosses, while completely ignoring others. Featured here are images from eight events that took...
In the last few months, faithful around the world have experienced the closure of our churches, the prohibition of the public celebration of Holy Week, and the effective ban by bishops and civil authorities in different places on the reception of Holy Communion. In most places, churches have n...
Holy Week, Semana Santa, in Andalucia is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across this region. Processions of elaborately decorated floats with Jesus and Mary statues, groups of pointy-hood wearing Nazarenos (penitents), and shrill bras
If there's one thing we've learned about the international community during Euro 2012, it's that Ukraine is a fucked up country. In the run-up to the Euro, Ukraine had problems with imprisoning opposition leaders, neo-Nazis beating the shit out of gay people, etc. But if there's one...
Tuesday of Holy Week Clean the House Part II: On Tuesday the cleaning continues with sleeping spaces. We tidy up upstairs desks and bedside tables and clean out the closets. The method that works best for us is to pull ALL the clothes out of each closet, and only put back in a reasona...
II. They are designed to inspire a good and reasonable means to sustain our faith beyond daily Mass to live in the manner of the psalmist’s proclamation:“Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever”[1]for each day of every week. ...
Friday morning, a local man explained to us thatalfombrasare borne entirely of private initiative. Families and communities work together to pay for, design and create the carpets. And there's no sense returning next year to see your favorite design, for each year features new stencils and ...
It is the first time the Church (and Dark Globe) hears from this lady, and she is probably one of those two-week (or even two-day) girlfriends Mick Rock and Duggie Fields have been talking about. (Warning Label: The picture just above has been taken from the Mick Rock movieLost In...
根据文章最后一段中A British teenager might spend a week or two in a foreign country, staying with a family who has a son or daughter of the same age and practicing the local language.(一个英国青少年可能会在国外呆上一两个星期,和一个有同龄儿子或女儿的家庭呆在一起,练习当地语言。)可知,...
For the next several hours, the rest of the days of the week were pounded out. Monday would become "Work Day." Tuesday would become "Spirit Day." There was a difference of opinion if Wednesday or Thursday should be called "Wash Day" as different people bathe and do laundry on different...