For three days now, we have been keeping vigil and telling our shared story of the Resurrection, a vigil that will culminate tonight in the great feast of Easter. Our family recently experienced a vigil of our own. My 3-month-old grandniece suddenly spiked a fever and had to be admitted to the hospital with an … More Keeping Vigil
Holy Saturday is a kind of “in-between” day – after the emotional highs and lows of Holy Thursday and Good Friday and before the not-yet joyful celebrations of Easter. Sometimes, the uneasiness of the day is almost palpable. Truth is, I have been experiencing this “in-the-tomb” feeling for a few weeks now. Not in pain, … More Coming Alive
This morning on Easter Monday, my heart is full of gratitude for the awe-filled and soul-nourishing celebrations of Holy Week and Easter Sunday. When I first started writing reflections in journals years ago, the entries were mostly gratitude lists. I would try to end the day by listing five things for which I was grateful. … More Easter Joy: The Gift of Laughter
Easter is a season of new life. There is a reason Christians celebrate Easter in the springtime, the season of new plant and animal life. For there to be “new life,” there must be a death that precedes it. Like the tulip, unless the flower dies and the nourishment recedes into the bulb, there can … More Roll Away the Stone
by Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
The intersection of faith and life.
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
