Getting Ready for Sunday - Entries from March 2010

Getting Ready for Holy Week - Thursday and FridayPostedMonday, March 29, 2010 @ 9 PMByPatrick BourckelTaggedNo tags0 commentsAdd commentChrist in the Passover - Thursday, April 1 - 7 PM "On the night Jesus was betrayed, he took bread..." I don't know about you, but the picture in my mind for the Last Supper is often silly and inaccurate. I picture Jesus and the apostles, hanging... More

Getting Ready for Palm SundayPostedThursday, March 25, 2010 @ 8 AMByPatrick BourckelTaggedNo tags0 commentsAdd commentOn this Sunday, we begin our journey to the cross and the empty tomb by celebrating the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. We rejoice that Jesus enters into Jerusalem with pomp and ceremony, and we get excited. But the attitude of Jesus on... More

Getting Ready for Sunday - March 21PostedThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 9 AMByPatrick BourckelTaggedNo tags0 commentsAdd commentSunday, March 21 A wonderful story to meditate on during the season of Lent is the story of the Prodigal Son. In a time of self-examination and "taking stock" of our weaknesses, we can truly identify with the young man who squandered his inheritance... More

Getting Ready for Sunday - March 14PostedThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10 AMByPatrick BourckelTaggedNo tags0 commentsAdd commentSunday, March 14 One of the reasons that fasting is part of the Lenten season is to help us seek to be satisfied in our God rather than the ephemeral pleasures around us. Yes, of course we need food to survive, but Lenten fasts usually mean giving... More

Getting Ready for Sunday, March 7PostedThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6 AMByPatrick BourckelTaggedNo tags0 commentsAdd commentToday, our focus is on the command of our Lord that is found in Matthew 16:23-25: " Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will... More