One of my favorite parts of scripture has always been the story of the last supper. Every spring as we move towards Holy Week, I’m always drawn back to that last night Jesus spent with his disciples ...

Super Bowl commercials are always a topic of conversation. This year, one commercial in particular caught my attention and sparked conversations across various social media platforms. The ad, ...

There are many details worth noting in this familiar account of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper. The first is that it substitutes a profound example of service for the ...

The ritual of the washing of feet, as it is practiced in many parishes, is both a moving experience and one of the liturgy’s most teachable moments. Parishioners are invited to go to one of several ...

The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command,” and refers to Jesus’ commandment to the disciples to “Love one ...

As Christians around the South Bay and Long Beach make last-minute plans about which Easter service to attend on Sunday, their most devout counterparts participated in a time-honored ceremony of ...

In African traditions, there is a belief, often with experiential evidence in families, that a respected ailing leader would have a premonition of his death. The man would call his children and ...

Pope Francis has revolutionized the Holy Thursday feet washing ceremony by performing it on women and non-Catholics. The Vatican rules say the ritual should be performed on men, given that Jesus' ...