A Reflection for Good Friday, by Sam Sawyer, S.J. ... Wrestling with the Good Friday sacrifice through poetry. Sam Sawyer, S.J. April 06, 2023. Photo from Unsplash, by Greg Rosenke.

The Sun has offered as Poem of the Day two previous works by John Donne (1572–1631): “I Am a Little World Made Cunningly” and “Air and Angels” — both knotty, complex poems, and both examples of why he ...

Good Friday is a Christian holiday, and the named days refer to the story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection in the Bible - but the reason it's called 'good' isn't what you'd expect ...

Good Friday, The Veneration. by Marda Messick in the March 2024 issue. Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Email to a friend Print. If desired, ... This poem appears in the March 2024 issue. We ...

As the 1 p.m. Good Friday service began at Wake Forest Christian Church in North Carolina, the congregation rang its bells 10 times in observance of the Lantern service.

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and marks the day Jesus was crucified and died. This year, it is observed on April 18, 2025.

The trip marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended violence in Northern Ireland. But it is also a personal visit. Biden plans to see two counties where he has family roots.

There is a direction connection between Good Friday, a Christian tradition, to Passover, a Jewish holiday also known as Pesach, Alvarez said.Passover, one of the most widely celebrated of Jewish ...

There's a strange story behind how Good Friday got its name. Good Friday is the name commonly given in English to the Friday before Easter. This year it falls on April 18, with Easter Sunday on ...

Good Friday is a Holy Week celebration before Easter. But what does it mean? Here's what to know, plus whether banks and post offices will close.

At first glance, Good Friday seems like the ultimate misnomer. If Jesus suffered and died on this day, then why is it called “Good” Friday? On one level, the answer is about the meaning of words.

A Homily for the Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. Readings: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42 Robert Frost wrote a poem comparing thought to love. Of course, we ...