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Maundy Thursday

Massachusetts Rector Holds Triduum ‘Filibuster of Prayer’

The Rev. Kathy McAdams plans to use her “filibuster of prayer” from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday as a platform to speak up for the marginalized and oppressed.

Supper with a Condemned Man

On Maundy Thursday, we share a meal, but do we comprehend what it means to be invited and welcomed to the last meal of a condemned man?

Jesus Washes All of His Disciples’ Feet

Judas was there that night. What is the connection between the foot washing and Jesus' announcement that one of the disciples will betray him?

Eating With the Enemy

It was a big game day in the city, when thousands had gathered for their favorite sporting event at the amphitheater. Children were laughing,...

For Maundy Thursday

By Garwood Anderson The Maundy Thursday liturgy is probably my favorite of the year. So much happens, from the washing of feet to the Garden...

Watch With Me

By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept. Mary Oliver’s haunting poem, “Gethsemane,” contrasts the faithfulness of elements of nature to...

He’s Asking Your Permission

By Victor Lee Austin None of the disciples refused the cup or the bread. But they could have. “This is my body which is given...

The Melancholy of Gethsemane: Honest Reflections on Priestly Ministry

This is the melancholy of Gethsemane: the realization that the road ahead to God lies through moments of despondency, “accompanied” by people too tired themselves even to stay awake while you cry out in frustration.

The Cup is What He Gives You

We see in our readings that when Jesus prays for us to be united to him and to the Father, there is then no other way we can choose if we are to be blessed, apart from the one that the Father gives Jesus.

Approaching the End

This week’s readings for the Good Book Club’s journey through John’s Gospel move us ever-closer to the Gospel’s climax, and the end of Jesus’s earthly life and ministry.

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