The pencil sketches on the following pages were drawn by a young, Seattle artist, Cody Harrington. Cody, age 22, was commissioned to paint the fourteen Stations of the Cross. The images you are about to see represent Cody's interpretation of the 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ. The adaptation from this genre brings a unique sense of motion to the Stations of the Cross, creating, if you will, the illusion that you are there. From these images, we are able to see the reaction on the faces of the people in the crowd, the cruelty of the guards, the sorrow of the women and the acceptance of Christ.
The problem with placing too much importance on other people's opinions of you is that you give them inappropriate power over you. In effect, you are substituting other people's values and judgement for your ...
The Code of Canon Law states: "One who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion" (Canon 919, par 1.).
Our everyday awareness of God comes to us through our senses. Sight, sound, smell, touch and even taste are the pathways to the deepest parts of our imagination and understanding. Some rituals of the Church go back...
In the early Church, people may have offered gifts such as live poultry or fresh fish during Mass, in addition to bread and wine. That made it necessaryfor the priest to ....
In the early Church, adding water to the wind had a practical purpose, as it made the wine less strong.
Like King David and the Ancient kings, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a traditional animal. The crowd shouted "hosanna" as a joyful cry of approval when he rode by...
