Taking Up the Cross Again
He wants us to use the bad to create more good. He wants us to pick up the crosses we have to bear and TAKE THEM WITH US while we follow Him.
Weight of Cross
The Martyrs and the Macabre
Absolutely anywhere and in any era we have endeavored to present Jesus to the world, we have been killed for it. It is the stuff of historical record and the seedbed of the Church.
Our Crucifix
Six moves and many years later that crucifix still hangs in a prominent place in our home, as it has since its arrival from Santa Fe.
The Craftsman of the Cross
Finding the perfect Crucifix was the next step to inviting Jesus into our home.
Pleading the Fifth
Carrying our crosses. I haven’t been carrying mine very well. Unless whining, stomping feet, crying, and turning my head away from them is the epitome of “very well.” No? You sure?
My Crosses, My Children
What if I held the inconvenient cross Jesus offered me instead of stubbornly carving the cross I want?
He Loved Us First
We stood before this outdoor crucifix talking and praying, and it was at this spot that he asked me to marry him.
The Shape of the Cross
He was declining rapidly in health, mind and body. I planned to pick him up for a morning of errands and appointments. I saw his final cross tightly fastened to him as he shuffled from his house to my car with his off white shirt tucked into his dress pants. He wasn’t fit to drive … Read more
