I worked on two Holy Week and Easter related articles for The Catholic Weekly over the last couple of weeks. One’s a scriptural reflection on humility. The other a fun round up of some of the Sydneysiders who work crazy long hours to make sure people eat well at Easter. This year Easter coincides with…
Tag: Easter
What Easter means to me
Our experience of Easter arises from our journey through Lent. This year Lent seemed very different to me. Last year I don’t remember doing any penance. Normal life seemed hard enough. I just tried to get through the days with a modicum of dignity and self-possession. Ask my husband if I was successful – or…
Happy Easter!
Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven, exult, let Angel ministers of God exult, let the trumpet of salvation sound aloud our mighty King’s triumph! Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to…
Palm Sunday thoughts on pretending I don’t know Jesus
I was struck by the Gospel reading today, the account of Jesus’ passion from the Gospel of Matthew. It’s a story I know so well that is hard to listen to it as if it were a true account I was hearing about for the first time. I tried to listen as if for the first time. And I didn’t really succeed,…
Marilyn Rodrigues 