Christ is Risen On the Sunday morning, the women saw the heavy stone rolled to one side: light had once again entered the dark tomb where they had left Jesus.  He who was Light had opened the tomb!  From the harshest realities, from the most meaningless situations,...

Jesus is laid in the Tomb  Here in Haiti, we know only too well what it means “to lay Jesus in the tomb”, because we often find ourselves face to face with death. When the stone is rolled across the Lord’s tomb, we feel that life is over, that hope has come to an end...

Jesus is taken down from the Cross  Joseph of Arimathea’s greatest act of love was to take Jesus down from the Cross and place him in his mother’s arms. Many of our brothers and sisters today are tasked with "un-nailing" and "un-crucifying" others.  Presently in our...

Jesus dies on the Cross As we contemplate the death of Jesus, we contemplate God incarnate in our reality, who continues to lay down His life and die. Poverty means Mario's childhood days are far from being carefree.  Without the support of his parents, it is he, who...

Jesus is nailed to the Cross People in the Philippines are now suffering from the COVID19 pandemic; natural calamities (earthquakes, typhoons, floods); poverty, nothing to eat, no clothes to wear; homelessness, killings due to drugs, trafficking, interrupted schooling...

Jesus is stripped of his garments I look around me and I think of my parents, my grandparents…  Things have not changed!  I see no dreams in the eyes of the young because the reality that surrounds us does not allow us to dream.  Many women sob quietly because they...

Jesus falls for the third time  esus, you fall for the third time on the road to Calvary; we fall once, twice, ten times a day.In our communities too the fatigue is evident: we are becoming more feeble and down-heartened; we are growing in selfishness and lacking in...

Sr. Monica Joseph has begun the Canonical Visit to the Province of Vadodara, accompanied by Sr. Shanty GeorgeClick here to see more

Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem  We find in Jesus' encounter with the women of Jerusalem a re-ordering of the generally perceived sequence: the one in need of comfort becomes the comforter to others; the weak one, strengthens others. Dear friends, there are always...