On Holy Thursday, when Jesus said, This is my body, was he referring only to the ordinary bread on the ordinary table in front of him? Father Richard Rohr, in his book The Universal Christ, believes that Jesus “was … speaking about the whole universe, about every...
Today was and is a family day. This meal during the feast of unleavened bread was a prelude to the Passover meal. This was a family meal. I am sure all the disciples —men and women— were there. I am sure all were awed by Jesus washing their feet. This service of feet...
Tonight we enter the Sacred Triduum, the Christian high holy days that draw us into the mystery of our salvation. By commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we are invited to remember who we are, and to whom we belong, because we forget. It’s...
In the chapel at Mariandale, Betsy O’Neill and Charles Epps move freely, gracefully, and slowly at the foot of the altar. Their hands reach to each other and away, then out to the audience and down to their sides. In rehearsal, their dance is done without music or...
