Holy Week is a week of moveable observances that take place during the final week of Lent, leading up to Easter. It includes the events of Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the ...

That passage illustrates the power struggle. Those with the power fear it is slipping away and must take action to stop the threat. Jesus’s reputation for miraculous works preceded Him. Most ...

Winter may get the credit for having the most extravagant holiday season, but that doesn't mean you should disregard spring! The blooming months bring on a whole new, special array of holidays.

For the sake of new readers, given my Jewish birth and upbringing, I always confess that until my mid-20s, I thought Palm Sunday was about glorifying palm trees. That is not a joke. Of course, palm ...

Palm Sunday is the only time during the year that a Mass has two Gospels. Because this is “Palm Sunday,” there can be at the beginning of Mass a formal processional entrance into the church, bearing ...

With Holy Week approaching, Christians are making preparations for Palm Sunday, which honors the last days of Jesus, his trial and crucifixion. It's celebrated on the first day of Holy Week and the ...

This day we call Palm Sunday, or in our odd, ecclesial grammar, "Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion," always gives us too much to take in. It begins with Jesus’ entry into the holy city of Jerusalem ...