Good Friday

GOOD FRIDAY SPECIAL

Christ Crucified by Diego Velázquez c. A.D. 1632 (Credit: NCRegister.com)

13 Myths of the Crucifixion

. . .when we see Christ on his Cross, we see him exercising his priesthood. . .

by Thomas McGovern, M.D.,

of the National Catholic Register

Was There Really Darkness & an Earthquake at the Crucifixion? – Billy Ryan, uCatholic
The Papal Chapel of Good Friday in 1936 – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal
Good Friday & the Hidden Meanings of Golgotha: Who’s Skull Was It? – Scott Smith J.D.
Another Doctor at Calvary – Thomas McGovern M.D., National Catholic Register
9 Things You Need to Know About Good Friday – Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register
This is the Dark Night, the Dance of Heaven, Our Redemption – Dan Burke, NC Register
Triduum Traditions – Sister Christina M. Neumann, Catholic Lane
God Is Dead – David Warren, The Catholic Thing
Report to the Emperor-First Draft – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
What Can We Learn From Thieves on Crosses? – John Clark, National Catholic Register
Good Friday: The Start of a New Beginning – Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine
Sins & Forgiveness – A Reflection on the Passion – Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand
The Perfect Sacrifice, The Eucharist – Fr. Ian Van Heusen, uCatholic
Passiontide Chronology: Good Friday – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Through the Eyes of Faith: A Passion Play, Parts I, & II – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand
Human Brotherhood – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, “Christ Crucified”, c. 1677

9 Things You Need to Know About Good Friday

by Jimmy Akin,

of the National Catholic Register

Have a Bleak and Blessed Good Friday – John Zmirak Ph.D., the Stream
Love Devotion to Mary? Want to Defend Her? Get. This. Book! – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew
5 Lenten Sacrifices You Still Have Time to Make – Theresa Williams, epicPew
Priest Hit with Car at Pro-Life Vigil Forgives Pro-Abortion Attacker – Lisa Bourne, LSN
The Real Purpose of Temptation Might Surprise You (and It’s Not for Sinning!) – Laura Hensley
Living With Only a Thin Veil Between Earth & Heaven – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
The Often-Overlooked Saints of Good Friday – Thomas Craughwell, Natl Catholic Register
Thinking It Through: The Consequences of Polygamy – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers
A Benedictine Nun of the Melkite Order on the Other Side of The Wall – Claire Bastier, LCI
Help for Mothers of Young Children During Mass – Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks
Easter Explained: ‘Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?’ – Fr. C. John McCloskey III, NC Reg
For the REGULAR MONDAY LATE EDITION (17 April, AD 2017) click here.
For the EASTER MONDAY LATE EDITION (17 April, AD 2017) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

Bishop Fellay SSPXUpdated: Pope Francis Received S.S.P.X. Bishop Bernard Fellay

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Obama Unfairly Targeting Pro-Life People Peacefully Protesting Abortion – Kesley Harkenss
So Many Books, So Little Time – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Another God & Football Story: E.S.P.N. Ignores Catholic Faith in Harbaugh Story – Tr. Mattingly
J.R.R. Tolkien, the Feast of the Annunciation and the Defeat of Sauron – Angelo Stagnaro
When Lady Day Falls on Good Friday  – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine
The Right Kind of Fear, Not Doing the Will of God – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (Transferred) – Dan Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Drctn
The Annunciation: A Pattern for Our Lives – Stephanie H. To, Catholic Stand
Church Joins in Mourning Pakistan’s Park-Massacre Victims of Easter – Anto Akkara, The Reg
The Power of Words for Pilgrims of Mercy: The Brilliance of the Resurrection – Sar. Huntzinger
Pope Asks Bishops To Set Up New Charities To Mark Year of Mercy – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Hrld
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 5, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (April 5, 2016) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 6, 2016) click here.

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Nathan_Deal,_official_110th_Congress_photoDown In Georgia, Here’s What the News Media’s Love of ‘Religious Liberty’ Scare Quotes Tells You

by Bobby Ross Jr.

of Get Religion

Transgendered in Public Bathrooms? North Carolina Coverage Shows One Side Only – Julia Dinn
Truth, Beauty & Goodness: Roads to God – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth & Charity Forum
Reasons to Smile: How Those With Down Syndrome Teach Joy, Love & Hope – Kathy Schiffer
Are Catholics Christian? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register
Dry Aging Your Beef? How to Dry Age in Seven (7) Steps – Taylor Marshall Ph.D., Maccabee S.
A Teacher’s First Encounter with Gay Activism – Tom McLaughlin, Crisis Magazine
Supreme Court Offers Surprising, Hopeful Twist in Little Sisters’ Case – Joan F. Desmond, Reg
A Good Friday Procession in the Rite of Braga – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Quæritur: My Catholic Son Is Marrying a Lutheran, Can a Priest Bless the Marriage? – Fr. Z’s Blg
An Ancient Clash of Civilizations – Christian Kopff, First Things
Movie Review: Miracles from Heaven – Sister Helena Burns, Catholic Lane
For the Mother Angelica, Foundress of E.W.T.N. post (March 29, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR WEDNESDAY EDITION (March 30, 2016) click here.
For the EASTER WEDNESDAY EXTRA (March 30, 2016) click here.
For the EASTER THURSDAY EDITION (March 31, 2016) click here.
For the EASTER THURSDAY EXTRA (March 31, 2016) click here.
For the Remembering Mother Angelica post (March 31, 2016) click here.

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